Police officers have been deployed across South Africa because of fears that anti-immigration protests could turn violent as President Cyril Ramaphosa urged those planning to take part to do so without “intimidation, threats or ultimatums”. The planned protests mark an unofficial deadline set
American astronaut Christina Koch has made history as the first woman to travel into deep space and journey around the Moon, following the successful completion of NASA’s Artemis II mission a landmark moment that has also resonated strongly in Ghana due to her
World Trade Organization (WTO) talks in Yaounde ended early Monday without agreement on the core issues of reform, agriculture and the renewal of a global ban on customs duties for e-commerce, after deep divisions blocked a deal. Among the setbacks, global trade ministers
The United States has deployed a small contingent of troops to Nigeria to support collaborative counter-terrorism efforts against a surge of militant attacks in the West African nation. The deployment, announced with few operational details, comes after repeated diplomatic engagements between Washington and
Terrorism is claiming an average of about 44 lives every day in West Africa and the Sahel, with the growing scale and intensity of violent extremist attacks, Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Minister for Foreign Affairs, has revealed. He warned that the frequency and
A plot to kill Burkina Faso’s military leader, Capt Ibrahim Traoré, has been thwarted, the West African nation has announced. The sophisticated plan had been hatched by Lt Col Paul Henri Damiba, the military officer ousted by Traoré in September 2022, the security
A radio presenter with South Africa’s public broadcaster has appeared in court on a charge related to the alleged recruitment of men for the Russian military. Nonkululeko Patricia Mantula is among five people who prosecutors say are facing charges for contravening a law
A group of military officers say they have seized control of Guinea-Bissau amid reports that the president, Umaro Sissoco Embaló, has been arrested. Shortly after gunshots were heard in the capital, Bissau, government sources told the BBC that Embaló had been detained. The
Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has announced an official investigation the unrest that broke out during election week, following accusations that her government was responsible for violently crushing historic protests. She was declared the winner of last month’s presidential poll with 98% of
A court in Gabon has sentenced the former first lady and the son of deposed President Ali Bongo to 20 years in jail following a two-day trial. On Tuesday night, Sylvia Bongo and Noureddin Bongo were found guilty of embezzlement and corruption after