Chad is to try 401 people detained during and after deadly anti-government protests last month, prosecutors said on Friday.
Officially, around 50 people -- including 10 members of the security forces -- died when police opened fire on the demonstrators...
A teacher at the Association International School in Accra, Seth Abakah, has won the Instill Education Social Media Competition.
The competition targeted teachers from the three main countries of Instill’s operations – Ghana, Kenya, and South Africa.
Competing with more than...
The third round of consultations for the peace process in the Democratic Republic of Congo facilitated by the East Africa regional bloc have begun in Kenya's capital Nairobi with a plan to discuss reforms that will facilitate disarmament of...
The Nigerian Electoral Commission (INEC) said one of its offices was burnt down on Sunday in the southeastern state of Ebonyi, three months ahead of presidential and parliamentary elections in Africa's most populous country.
"Our Izzi local government office in...
The third edition of the Dakar carnival ended on Saturday( Nov. 26). This year’s guests of honour were the Hal Pular ethnic group.
During three days, hundreds of dancers, instrumentalists and artists paraded through the streets of Senegal’s capital to...
The ceasefire between the M23 rebels and the Congolese army appeared to be holding on Monday in eastern DRC, but no movement to withdraw from areas occupied by the rebellion, as called for by the Luanda summit, appeared to...
Ivory Coast politician, Charles Blé Goudé, once seen as a divisive figure, has flown home after being acquitted by the International Criminal Court (ICC).
His charisma and fiery rhetoric led to his nickname “street general”.
But as a key ally of...
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (SRC) has said it will hold presidential and parliamentary elections on December 20, 2023, kicking off a year of complex preparations in the vast Central African country, large parts of which have been...
The world’s longest-serving president has won re-election in Equatorial Guinea to continue presiding over his authoritarian regime.
PresidentTeodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, 80, secured almost 95 per cent of votes, officials announced six days after the vote.
“The results prove us right...
The Chancellor of the Wisconsin International University College, Ghana, Dr Paul Kofi Fynn has urged university graduates from Ghana and other African countries to change the perception about the continent through the knowledge and skills acquired.
According to him, the...