Africa

Ghanaians are heading to the polls in a closely contested presidential election, with Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) and former President John…

Burkina Faso's military leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has dismissed Prime Minister Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de Tambela and dissolved the government, according to a presidential decree…

Libyan oil output has surged to its highest level in over a decade, reaching 1.422 million barrels per day (bpd). This recovery follows months of instability caused by a power struggle over…

The 2024 Africa Investment Forum (AIF) Market Days began on Wednesday as Dr Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank Group, listed ways on how African dreams could be…

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for collaboration with Nigeria to harness its lithium resources as part of efforts to advance the green energy transition and support the…

Namibia’s ruling SWAPO party has taken an early lead in the presidential and parliamentary elections, according to preliminary results released a week after the polls. Vice President…

The death toll from last week’s devastating landslide in eastern Uganda has risen to 28, with the bodies of two three-year-old boys among the latest victims recovered, according to police. …

Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Chairman of the African Union High-Level Panel on Sudan, has urged presidential candidates in Ghana’s upcoming election to prioritize adherence to the rule of law…

Tanzanian opposition party Chadema on Wednesday said three of its members were killed in incidents linked to local elections and accused the authorities of rigging the vote. Chadema…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would bring a US-brokered proposal for a ceasefire with Hezbollah in Lebanon to his government for approval as soon as Tuesday evening. …