Protesters clash with Sudan police in latest anti-Bashir unrest
Sudanese police fired tear gas at hundreds of protesters marching towards the presidential palace in Khartoum on Thursday, as demonstrations demanding President Omar al-Bashir’s...
UN expert urges Africa to pursue rainwater harvesting to fight climate...
A hydrology expert with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Wednesday urged Africa to pursue rainwater harvesting in order to...
Police recover and detonate explosive left behind at Dusit D2 complex
Kenyan bomb disposal experts on Thursday located then destroyed an explosive left over from the extremist attack on a Nairobi luxury hotel complex in...
Investigative journalist shot dead in Ghana
A Ghanaian undercover journalist who helped expose corruption in African football has been shot dead in the capital Accra, police said Thursday.
Ahmed Husein was...
Death toll in Nairobi attack climbs to 21, plus 5 attackers
The death toll from an extremist attack on a luxury hotel and shopping complex in Nairobi went up to 21.
Their nationalities were as follows:...
Canadian abducted by suspected Burkinabe extremists
Burkina Faso's Security Ministry has said that a Canadian national had been kidnapped by suspected extremists in the West African nation near its border...
Gbagbo’s family prepare for his return, amid protests
The family of former Ivorian leader Laurent Gbagbo is preparing for his return to Abidjan after International Criminal Court judges rejected a prosecution request...
Ghana urges people of African heritage to ‘come home’
Sicley Williams was ready to escape what she found an unfriendly climate in the United States and take a leap of faith, leaving her...
Kenya opposition leader slams hotel attackers
Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga says "divisions are what terrorists thrive on" and is appealing for unity following the deadly attack on a hotel...
Zimbabwe police arrest prominent government critic
Zimbabwe police armed with AK-47 rifles arrested Evan Mawarire, an activist and pastor, from his home in the capital, Harare, on Wednesday as a...
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Protesters clash with Sudan police in latest anti-Bashir unrest
Sudanese police fired tear gas at hundreds of protesters marching towards the presidential palace in Khartoum on Thursday, as demonstrations demanding President Omar al-Bashir’s...
UN expert urges Africa to pursue rainwater harvesting to fight climate change
A hydrology expert with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Wednesday urged Africa to pursue rainwater harvesting in order to...
Police recover and detonate explosive left behind at Dusit D2 complex
Kenyan bomb disposal experts on Thursday located then destroyed an explosive left over from the extremist attack on a Nairobi luxury hotel complex in...
Consumer goods company Unilever invests $12.2 million in Ghana plants
Consumer goods company Unilever Ghana has invested GH¢60million in new infrastructure and factory plants as part of plans to improve its offering to the...
Opinion
Opinion: Competition, then cooperation may be the best way to build up Africa
A new U.S. strategy for Africa was recently released by Washington, the core of which is to further U.S. priorities in Africa by strengthening...
Opinion: Strong, fair trade with China critical to Africa’s development
by Dr. David Monyae
The Africa-China relationship can best be described as comprehensive and strategic at this stage. This is primarily due to multiple agreements...
Opinion: Through CIIE, China projects bold new vision of the future
by Ken Gichinga
A new economic vision for China was unveiled during the launch of the world’s first International Import Expo in Shanghai. In his...