A long-anticipated four-day pause in the fighting between Israel and Hamas has come into effect, with both sides saying the pause is temporary. Under the deal...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a $1.3bn (£1bn) loan to help Morocco improve its preparedness against natural disasters, three weeks after an earthquake killed...
A caretaker who is accused of selling his boss’ land at Lashibi for GH₵200,000 has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court. Samuel Mensah Addey, who is...
Police have found a “large quantity” of fentanyl, other drugs and paraphernalia hidden under a trapdoor at a New York City nursery where a boy died...
Comedian and actor Russell Brand has been accused of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse during a seven-year period at the height of his fame. The...
A head-on collision between a truck and a bus ferrying workers to a mine in northern South Africa’s Limpopo province has killed 20 people, authorities say....
The West African states of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, have formed a defence alliance, according to Mali’s interim President, Colonel Assimi Goïta in a post...
Five Americans jailed for years in Iran and widely regarded as hostages are on their way home to the United States. The last pieces in a...
The Central African regional bloc, known as Eccas, says it has suspended Gabon’s membership in response to last week’s coup. Earlier on Monday, the coup leader...
Niger’s new prime minister says there are hopes of reaching an agreement with West Africa’s regional bloc Ecowas, following the group’s hard-line position on the coup...