58 die after boat capsizes in Central Africa
At least 58 people going to a funeral died after their overloaded boat capsized in the Central African Republic’s capital Bangui, the head of civil protection said on Saturday.
Some of nearly 300 abducted schoolchildren in Nigeria’s north are freed...
At least 137 of nearly 300 Nigerian children abducted more than two weeks ago from their school in the northwestern state of Kaduna were released on Sunday, the West African nation’s military said.
Ghana president delays decision on anti-LGBTQ law
Ghana’s president, Nana Akufo-Addo has said he will not decide whether to sign a controversial anti-LGBTQ bill into law until the Supreme Court rules on a legal challenge.
World Anti-Doping Agency suspends South Africa doping laboratory
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Monday it has suspended Africa’s only accredited drug-testing laboratory due to “multiple non-conformities” with international standards.
US museum returns Ghana artefacts looted 150 years ago by British...
Seven royal artefacts looted 150 years ago by British colonial forces from Ghana’s ancient Asante kingdom and kept by a United States museum were returned and presented to the kingdom on Thursday.
Cameroon starts world’s first malaria vaccine program for children
The campaign due to start Monday was described by officials as a milestone in the decades-long effort to curb the mosquito-spread disease on the continent, which accounts for 95 per cent of the world's malaria deaths.
Bahamas & Kenya formally establish diplomatic ties
The communique was signed yesterday by the Bahamian Minister of Immigration and National Insurance, Alfred Sears and Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, Dr Musalia Mudavadi on the margins of the 19 Non-Aligned Summit in Uganda.
Senegal coach released from hospital following health scare
The Senegalese soccer federation said Saturday that the 47-year-old Cissé was treated by medical staff for a “benign infectious pathology” and had been kept overnight for tests at a local hospital in Yamoussoukro following Friday's game.
Morocco ease to 3-0 win over Tanzania in Africa Cup opener
En-Nesyri’s celebrations were initially cut short by the offside flag after he scored his team's third goal in the 80th minute.
Zambia reels from a cholera outbreak with more than 400 dead...
A large soccer stadium in the capital city has been converted into a treatment facility.