Record inflation in Ghana, the highest in 21 years, is making the holiday season a struggle for many people. The high cost of living has forced many Ghanaians to cap their expenses, including traditional travels to the countryside to spend time with re...
President hails Pele as a global inspiration and champion of peacePresident Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his sadness at the passing of global football icon and social activist, Pelé.Edson Arantes do Nascimento has passed away at the age of 82 after an...
A prominent Algerian journalist is behind bars and the offices of his website and radio station were shut down based on accusations that they threaten state security, according to a defense lawyer.Ihsane El-Kadi was detained December 23 at his home and...
MAPUTO— About 7 million children under five years of age have been vaccinated against polio or poliomyelitis this year in Mozambique, with at least 31 million doses of the vaccine made available, the country’s largest daily paper Jornal Noticias report...
CALABAR (Nigeria)— At least 14 people have been killed and 24 others injured after a vehicle ploughed into crowds watching bikers at a popular carnival in Nigeria’s southern port city of Calabar.Eyewitnesses said that a speeding driver lost control of ...
PARIS— The true global death toll of Covid-19 remains difficult to nail down three years after the first case was detected, though experts agree there have been far more fatalities than officially reported.The difference between the official and real f...
PARIS— Nearly 1,700 journalists have been killed worldwide over the past 20 years, an average of more than 80 a year, according to an analysis published by Reporters Without Borders.The two decades between 2003 and 2022 were “especially deadly decades ...
A soldier has been killed and another wounded in an ambush by jihadis in Cameroon's Far North, military and local sources said Friday.The attack happened on Thursday in the town of Ldaoussaf in a region troubled by jihadi insurgents, the two sources to...
Kakamega: Governor Fernandes Barasa presided over the swearing-in of the newly appointed members of the Kakamega County Public Service Board (KCPSB) during a ceremony held at Bukhungu Stadium. The governor expressed confidence in the new board, saying...
Homa Bay: Homa Bay County Commissioner Moses Lilan has asked residents to maintain peace ahead of and during the burial of the slain Kasipul MP Charles Ongondo Were. Lilan emphasized the need for a peaceful environment to allow the bereaved family to ...
Mombasa: The Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) has intensified its disaster preparedness and response measures in Mombasa County following ongoing heavy rains that have affected parts of the region over the past two days.
According to Kenya News Agency...