Africa

Akon says he's planning to release a new cryptocurrency named after himself - called Akoin. Speaking at the Cannes Lions...

By Julian Owusu-Abedi Tucked away in some super-crowded Togolese Prisons and pathetically labelled ‘you can’t be helped’ appears to be...

At least 48 migrants died after their boat capsized off the eastern coast of Tunisia, the Tunisian government says. Sixty-seven...

Cattle thieves have killed more than 20 people in Nigeria's northern state of Zamfara, officials say. The thieves arrived in...

Health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo are to begin an immunisation campaign in an attempt to halt the...

   ...As Sierra Leone Adopts Policy, Others To Follow Suit   By Frank Amponsah The boldness with which President Nana...

-Says Vision, Performance Inspires Other African Countries  By Adu Koranteng, korantengadu@gmail.com  The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said Ghana’s new vision...

An Algerian military plane has crashed near the capital killing 257 people on board, officials say. The aircraft came down...

Ghana’s former President, John Dramani Mahama, has denied claims suggesting that he was part of a conspiracy to rig the...

When the forecasts turned out to be true and rain fell from the skies, the residents of Cape Town in...