Armenian leaders face crunch talks after protests
The organiser of anti-government protests in Armenia says he will hold talks with Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan early on Sunday.
Nikol Pashinyan has been leading calls for Mr Sargsyan to resign over a constitutional change...
North Korea ‘halts missile and nuclear tests’, says Kim Jong-un
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un says he has suspended all missile tests and will shut down a nuclear test site.
"From 21 April, North Korea will stop nuclear tests and launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles,"...
Ghanaians in UK demonstrate against US military agreement
Dozens of Ghanaians in the United Kingdom on Saturday hit the streets to register their protest against a military deal Ghana has signed with the US.
The Ghanaians, who are members of the Ghana Action...
Queen Elizabeth is the rock behind Commonwealth – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says one of the important aspects of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign, as Queen of UK and Head of the Commonwealth, has been the transformation of the Commonwealth.
According to him,...
Swaziland king renames country ‘the Kingdom of eSwatini’
Swaziland's King Mswati III has announced he is renaming the country as the Kingdom of eSwatini.
The monarch announced the official change at Golden Jubilee celebrations for the 50th anniversary of Swazi independence.
The celebrations also...
Cuba nominates Castro replacement Miguel Díaz-Canel
Cuba's parliament has picked Miguel Díaz-Canel as the sole candidate to succeed Raúl Castro, 86, bringing the family's decades-long rule to an end.
Raúl Castro took over as president from his ailing brother Fidel in...
Zimbabwe sacks thousands of nurses on strike
Zimbabwe's government has sacked more than 10,000 nurses who went on strike on Monday, in an apparently hardline attempt to quell labour unrest.
Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga said the nurses had refused to return to work...
Thugs invade Nigerian Senate, steal mace
A senator who was serving a suspension after falling out with fellow lawmakers and people described by the Nigerian Senate as "armed hoodlums" are being blamed for the theft of the assembly's ceremonial mace.
The...
Ghanaian, others jailed 139yrs for cocaine smuggling at Heathrow
A Ghanaian living in the UK has been jailed 20 years for the prominent role he played in a cocaine smuggling deal at the Heathrow Airport in the UK.
Wilfred Owusu, 30, was part of...
Former US First Lady Barbara Bush dies at 92
Barbara Bush, the former US first lady and literacy campaigner, has died at the age of 92.
She was the matriarchal figure of a political dynasty that included two presidents - her husband George HW...