Tunisia Brings Destructive Wildfires Under Control
Civil defence forces in Tunisia say wildfires which spread across five provinces for several days have now been brought under control. More than 1,000 hectares (2,471 acres) of forest in…
Civil defence forces in Tunisia say wildfires which spread across five provinces for several days have now been brought under control. More than 1,000 hectares (2,471 acres) of forest in…
Top Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has been arrested, one of his lawyers told Al Jazeera. Members of his party, as well as a senior security official, confirmed the…
General Abdourahmane Tchiani, also known by the alias Omar Tchiani, has been named the leader of the junta that took power in Niger on Wednesday, ousting democratically elected President Mohamed…
The Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Folashade Yemi-Esan, Tuesday said that a total of 1,618 civil servants with fake employment letters were uncovered by the government. She also…
Former United States President Barack Obama’s personal chef has been found dead in a lake near the Obamas’ family home, in the resort community of Martha’s Vineyard. Massachusetts State Police…
Ghana’s former Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources Cecilia Dapaah has been arrested by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) after the reported theft of $1m (£780,000) cash…
‘We are at War’ — Greece Battles Wildfires As Evacuation Continues Thousands of people have been evacuated from the Greek islands of Rhodes and Corfu as Prime Minister Kyriakos…
The US has announced sanctions against three top Malian officials said to be co-ordinating the spread of Russian private military firm Wagner in the West African country. They are Mali’s…
Ghana’s Central Bank has increased key interest rates 30% to curb the country’s soaring inflation. This is a 0.5% increase. The hike was announced on Monday at the end of…
Dangote Cement has completed the first tranche of its share buy back programme. The share buy back programme was announced early July. In a corporate notice filed on the Nigerian…
Women in India’s northeastern state of Manipur have attacked the house of the main suspect in a sexual assault case that has enraged the nation, police said. The person…
Ghana’s Supreme Court has dismissed an application to stop parliament from considering a controversial anti-LGBT bill. In a unanimous decision on Wednesday, the court said that the applicant, an…
Authorities in the western Ethiopian region of Gambella have imposed a night-time curfew after scores were killed in fresh violence. The curfew prohibits movement between 19:00 and 06:00. The regional…
Several heads of state and activists have reiterated the need to protect the gender equality gains made so far globally, at the opening of the Women Deliver conference in Rwanda.…
Millions of Ethiopians are expected to take part in a massive tree-planting campaign, with the authorities saying they hope half a billion seedlings will be planted in 12 hours. But…
Tuesday 18 July is Nelson Mandela Day, recognising the South African leader’s historic achievements on the anniversary of his birth. Created in 2009 by the United Nations, the day is…
President Bola Tinubu on Sunday, in Kenya, said the forces that plundered Africa in the past and still seek to impede its progress today will not find easy inroads into…
News that Ghana’s parliament has passed a controversial law allowing the industrial cultivation of cannabis for medicinal purposes has been generally welcomed. The recreational use of marijuana remains illegal. The…
A mild drama occurred on Wednesday at the chamber of the House of Representatives over the dressing of one of the lawmakers. It was gathered that the lawmaker whose…
France will supply Ukraine with long-range weapons following Britain’s move to send the weapons in May. Speaking on arrival at a summit of the 31-member NATO alliance in Lithuania, French…