Google’s first African AI research centre to open in Ghana
Google plans to open an artificial-intelligence research center in Accra, Ghana, the latest in a string of investments the tech company has made
Mali Islamists release video of French and Colombian hostages
An al Qaeda affiliate in Mali has released a video of a French aid worker and a Colombian nun
Ugandan general arrested over police spokesman’s killing
Ugandan authorities have arrested a former national police chief on suspicion of killing a senior police official, a state-owned newspaper
FAO launches new program to increase food productivity in Africa
The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Global Soil Partnership on Wednesday launched a new program to help
Two killed in knife attack at a mosque in South Africa- police
Two people were stabbed to death on Thursday at a mosque in South Africa’s Malmesbury in the Western Cape before
About 9,000 DR Congo refugee children hawking in Angola
An estimated 9,000 Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) refugee children in Angola are engaging in street hawking in Lunda Norte
South Sudan rebel leader accepts invite to peace talks with president
South Sudanese rebel leader Riek Machar has accepted an invitation from the Ethiopian Prime Minister to talks with South Sudanese
Kenya banks on commodity exchange to aid farmers, boost food security
Kenya is working on a number of legislations as it seeks to establish a commodity exchange, where farmers would sell