Africa

Some commercial drivers in the Ellembelle District of the Western Region are calling on authorities to adjust the transportation fares due to the recent economic hardships that is battling them and their families.

The Savannah Regional Police Commander has appealed to traditional authorities in the region to assist the police service in the fight against armed robbery on the roads and highways on Wednesday. According to DCOP Enoch Adutwum Bediako, most of the robberies committed on the roads and highways in the region are carried out by Fulani herdsmen.

As part of efforts to support Muslim communities as they mark this year 39;s Ramadan month-long period of Muslim fasting, the Member of Parliament for Salaga South Constituency, Hon Hajia Zuwera Ibrahimah, has donated 300 of the 50kg sized bags of Sugar to be distributed to Muslims in her constituency.

Whenever YOU read a poem, what comes to mind? Do you think and think and think of the reason behind? Do you often live in it or do you see something it seeks to remind? All we do is for souls to live either in fast forward or even in rewind.

The UN and international partners have welcomed significant progress towards advancing an inclusive and comprehensive political solution in Libya .

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has underlined the UN’s solidarity with Chad following the death of the country’s leader, announced on Tuesday. 

Disturbing reports have continued to emerge of widespread abuse of civilians in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, nearly six months since conflict erupted, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.

Recent fighting between government forces and rebels in northern Central African Republic (CAR) has forced more than 2,000 refugees into neighboring Chad over the past week, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday. 

A support group in Uganda is helping parents come to terms with their children's sexuality.

"You realise what a bicycle can do. It's a catalyst for unlocking so much potential."

African footballers, pundits and fans react to news of the proposed breakaway tournament.

University buildings and a historic windmill have been destroyed in the blaze.

Phillip Lühl was told he must take a paternity test before returning home with his new-born twins.

A "forgotten" coffee plant that grows in warmer conditions could help ensure the drink's future.

A new proposed new European Super League could see Ivory Coast lose five players from its international squad.

Uganda and Tanzania have signed a $3.5bn oil pipeline deal which is to create up 10,000 jobs.

Everyone views each other as a person they can get something from, Tsitsi Dangarembga says.

Eleven people were killed and 98 injured when four carriages of a train derailed north of Cairo.

Special correspondent Feras Kilani on what it's been like to cover the 10 years since Colonel Gaddafi was deposed and killed.

A 77-year old nun from the southern African country of Lesotho has been telling the UN how she survived a deadly outbreak of COVID-19 in her convent and why it’s important to embrace the vaccine.