The African Union has announced that Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines assembled in South Africa will no longer be exported …
The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) has joined the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to caution …
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared Lekki, the fast-developing upper middle class area of Lagos Metropolis as …
The Nigerian military says nearly 6,000 Boko Haram members including commanders, fighters and their families have surrendered to the authorities …
Eight out of ten countries in Africa are at risk of missing the globally set target of vaccinating 10% of …
Liberia’s president and former football star George Weah has dedicated a newly built military hospital in honour of the number …
South Africa has said it is unable to take in refugees from Afghanistan despite a request. “South Africa is already …
State House correspondents were stunned at President Muhammadu Buhari’s latest decision on two of his appointees. The president, through one …
South Africa’s scientists have detected a new variant of Covid-19 which they say has the potential to be a variant …
The German Government is giving Ghana some 1.5 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines to aid in the national …
The UN Security Council has renewed for a year sanctions imposed against targeted individuals and entities in Mali for obstructing …
Researchers are monitoring a new coronavirus variant found in South Africa. The C.1.2, which has multiple mutations, has not yet …
“Since signing the Compact, we, in Ghana, have tackled systematically the structural challenges which have inhibited our drive towards becoming …
This was disclosed in a statement from President Emmanuel Macron’s office. It said that enough jabs had now been purchased …
More than 44,000 people, 45% of them children, are currently declared missing across Africa, the International Committee of the Red …
The authorities in South Sudan have denied shutting down the internet and blamed a “technical problem” for the outage, privately-owned …
Police in Ghana have gunned down two suspected armed robbers they say were behind the killing of a UK-based journalist …
The Ghanaian police have reportedly arrested some members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in Accra. The police, it …
Internet services in South Sudan were disrupted on Monday and security forces were deployed on the streets, which were quieter …
Zambia’s new President Hakainde Hichilema has replaced the country’s top military commanders and the head of the police – and …
Rebel forces from Ethiopia’s conflict-hit Tigray region have accused the African Union of bias, days after the bloc appointed the …
No fewer than 100 million African children have been vaccinated against polio in the past one year, the World Health …
Ghana’s chief imam Sheikh Osman Sharubutu has donated more than $8,000 (£5,800) to support the construction of a controversial national …
A third wave of COVID-19 infections in Africa has stabilised and the continent’s slow vaccination drive has picked up pace, …
The first batch of Afghan evacuees fleeing the Taliban takeover has arrived in Uganda. They will receive temporary refuge before …
A former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, has been inaugurated as the new Chancellor of Cavendish University in Kampala, …
The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union, H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, is pleased to announce the appointment of …
Dozens of students at an Islamic seminary in western Nigeria who were abducted nearly three months ago and six of …
More than 200 people have been killed following fighting in western Ethiopia. The state-appointed Ethiopia Human Rights Commission said the …
At least eight people have died and several others were injured after a crane collapsed at a building site in …
Nigeria and Russia have signed a military cooperation deal providing a legal framework for the supply of equipment and the …
Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) launched a partnership with the Chinese short video sharing platform, TikTok to raise awareness on the …
Workers of South Africa’s ruling party across the country are due to begin a strike on Thursday. The African National …
Ignatius Asabor, a self-taught Nigerian engineer who builds drones for agriculture, has been flown to Finland and offered immediate employment …
Poor remuneration, inadequate manpower, poor health facilities, and equipment, are forcing Nigerian doctors to leave the country. Saudi Arabia is …
The first group of 51 evacuees from Afghanistan has arrived in Uganda. The group landed at Entebbe International Airport aboard …
Ivory Coast’s first person to test positive for Ebola since 1994 has now recovered, the health ministry says. The 18-year- …
Rwanda will host dozens of schoolgirls being relocated from Afghanistan following the takeover of their country by Taliban militants. Shabana …
Congratulations to Namibia’s Chanique Rabe crowned Miss Supranational 2021 and runner-up Thato Mosehle from South Africa: Making AFRICA proud: Namibia’s …
Bandits attacked the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) in Afaka, Kaduna State, on Tuesday. It was gathered that the incident occurred …
Elsie S. Kanza, Tanzanian economist has been appointed to serve as Tanzanian ambassador to the United States. Elsie S. Kanza …
Mr Li Xuda, Cultural Counselor, Chinese Embassy in Nigeria has said that China is ready to work with Nigeria to …
On the Ghanaian coast where many of the slaves set off on their journeys of no return, the so-called slave …
Zimbabwe is to open talks about compensation for victims of a notorious 1980s massacre that took place when former president …
Widow of Nigeria’s first military ruler, Lady Victoria Nwanyiocha Aguiyi-Ironsi, is dead. A close family friend disclosed that she died …
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan is being criticised online for her remarks on female footballers having “flat chests” and being …
You risk either being slapped with a Sh10,000 fine or a six-month jail term if you are caught blowing your …
Paul Rusesabagina, the “Hotel Rwanda” hero turned government critic, was denied access to the Kigali prison where his client is …
