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Britain on Thursday slapped sanctions on The Gambia’s former president Yahya Jammeh as it widened travel bans and economic sanctions for human rights abuses worldwide. The former dictator, whose election defeat to Adama Barrow…

The National Democratic Congress, said on Thursday that it won both the parliamentary and presidential elections in Ghana, accusing the Electoral Commission of manipulating the results for President Nana Akufo-Addo’s…

President Muhammadu Buhari congratulates President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana on his re-election for a second term in office. The President also commends the people of Ghana on the…

President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana has been declared winner of the 2020 election. Jean Mensah, chairperson of the electoral commission of Ghana, announced the result on Wednesday evening. Akufo-Addo, who…

Dramani Mahama, presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC), says the election results collated so far show that he won Ghana’s presidential poll. Mahama made the claim on Tuesday while addressing…

Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, 42 year-old eldest daughter of late Ghanaian leader John Jerry Rawlings, has won back her parliamentary seat. She polled 39,343 votes to…

Ghana is currently gripped by apprehension as it holds presidential and parliamentary elections on December 7 with 17.029 million voters expected to cast their ballots. The streets…

Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has declared Monday 7 December a public holiday to facilitate the conduct of general elections. “The declaration of Dec. 7 as a public holiday is…

THE Ethiopian government launched a manhunt yesterday for leaders of a rebellious faction in the northern region of Tigray after announcing federal troops had taken over the…

Ethiopian federal forces have taken “full control” of the Tigray region’s capital Mekelle, the prime minister and the military’s chief of staff said on Saturday evening. Authorities had said earlier that government forces…

West African gold producer Ghana is preparing to elect a president on Dec. 7, in a race dubbed the “battle of two giants.” Incumbent Nana Addo Akufo-Addo of the…

Eighteen months ago, Kopano Mofokeng began supplying cooking oil to street food vendors in South Africa’s biggest township, Soweto, guaranteeing delivery within the hour and offering stock on credit before gradually…

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will face his first motion of no confidence in the National Assembly next Thursday.House Speaker Thandi Modise, on Thursday, approved the motion by the African Transformation…

The Ethiopian military will begin the “final phase” of an offensive in the rebellious northern Tigray region today, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Thursday. The statement came…

Ghana is running out of fiscal space as its debt-to-GDP ratio reached 71% by Sept. 30, the highest in nearly four years, following early attempts to cushion the population from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, its…

Ghana’s anti-graft chief, Mr Martin Amidu, on Monday announced his resignation with immediate effect. Amidu cited that his decision became necessary because of the lack of cooperation from the…

Guinea’s Constitutional Court on Saturday declared incumbent Alpha Conde had been re-elected for a controversial third term as president at the age of 82, while his main opponent called for resistance “by all legal means”. With…

There are fears that the political tension in Ethiopia could lead to a civil war. While the federal government alleged that a military base was taken over by Tigray People’s…

The president of Liberia, George Weah, has insisted he will not stay in office beyond a second term. His Chief of Staff, Nathaniel McGill, stated this during a press conference in the capital, Monrovia on Tuesday. Weah, a…

#EndSARS protesters have set ablaze two police stations in Benin City, Edo State THE WITNESSreports. The police stations, Ugbekun Divisional Police headquarters and Idogbo Divisional Police…

Mr. Godwin Adama, Nigeria’s Consul-General in Johannesburg, has underscored the need for urgent implementation of the Early Warning Mechanism endorsed by Nigeria and South Africa, to end attacks on Nigerians. Adama…

The Union Building lawns in Pretoria, South Africa were covered by several hundred mainly white farmers some carrying flags and crosses, in angry protest on Saturday of the perceived lack of…

South African student Jessica* had already missed two periods when she shyly slipped into a clinic to seek an abortion in early July, as the coronavirus outbreak was reaching its peak.…

South Africa is expected to open its borders to all African countries from Thursday (today) while barring tourists from around 50 nations with high coronavirus infection rates, The continent’s most…