Ghana: John Mahama wins, the ruling party candidate Bawumia admits defeat
Ghana’s vice president and ruling party candidate, Mahamudu Bawumia, conceded defeat Sunday to opposition candidate and former President John Dramani…
Burkina Faso leader names new premier after dissolving government
A day after dissolving the government without providing any reason, Burkina Faso’s ruling military junta on Saturday appointed a new…
Ghana: Celebrations as ex-President John Mahama triumphs
Ghana’s former President John Dramani Mahama is set to return to office in the West African nation’s presidential election after…
End of an era: The fall of Syria’s Assad brings down a decades-long dynasty
Syrian President Bashar Assad fled the country on Sunday, bringing to a dramatic close his nearly 14-year struggle to hold…
The former president set to lead Ghana once more
John Dramani Mahama is set to return as Ghana’s president after his main rival accepted defeat, even though the electoral…
Ghana votes amid hopes for better economic times
Ghana held a presidential and parliamentary election on Saturday amid hopes for an economic revival after the worst financial crisis…
Exclusive: Egyptian military agency takes over wheat buying from decades-old supply group
An Egyptian military agency has taken over the country’s import of strategic commodities, a letter seen by Reuters showed, replacing…
Pilots strike at South African Airways ends, broadcaster eNCA reports
Pilots at South African Airways agreed on Saturday to end a strike that had led to the cancellation of nearly…
Ghana’s presidential frontrunners in last-minute rally for votes
Ghana’s two main presidential contenders staged rival rallies in the capital, Accra, on Thursday evening, courting voters in a final…
Moroccan rail operator seeks $8.8 billion funding for expansion plan
Morocco’s state-owned rail operator, ONCF, is seeking $8.8 billion from investors to finance its expansion plan, the head of the…
WHO sends experts to help Congo diagnose mystery disease
The World Health Organization said on Friday it is deploying experts to support health authorities in the Democratic Republic of…
Nigeria’s Senate seeks to criminalise corn exports to tackle hunger
Nigeria’s Senate has passed a bill seeking to make it a crime to export large quantities of unprocessed corn in…
Inter Miami’s Messi named Major League Soccer MVP
It was a rare instance of Lionel Messi stepping on a soccer field and having no idea what was happening.…
Kenya denies police resignation claims in Haiti
Kenya’s top police official has denied reports that officers serving in the United Nations-backed multinational peacekeeping mission in Haiti have…
Mali: 11 opposition leaders released after 6 months of detention
A Malian court has freed 11 opposition leaders who were arrested in June on charges of plotting against the ruling…
Hundreds of Chadians demonstrate for the “departure of France”
Hundreds of people demonstrated in Chad on Friday to demand the withdrawal of French troops from the country, a week…
New president awaits Ghana as election day arrives
Election day has arrived in Ghana, where a debt crisis and high living costs mean the economy is uppermost in…
Military leader dissolves Burkina Faso’s government
Burkina Faso’s military ruler Capt Ibrahim Traoré has sacked his Prime Minister Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de Tambela and dissolved the…
Polls open in general election in Ghana
Polls opened in presidential and legislative elections in Ghana Saturday, poised to be a litmus test for democracy in a…
Kenyan police in Haiti submit resignations over pay delays
Nearly 20 of the roughly 400 Kenyan police officers serving in Haiti on a U.N.-backed anti-gang force have submitted letters…