Akufo-Addo meets UN Secretary General
The UN Secretary-General António Guterres had met with Ghana’s president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
The two leaders exchanged views on the situation in Ghana and the sub-region. They also discussed the challenges of terrorism and...
Uber loses licence to operate in London
Uber will not be issued a new private hire licence, Transport for London (TfL) has said.
TfL concluded the ride-hailing app firm was not fit and proper to hold a private hire operator licence.
Uber's approach...
Kenya election: Poll body delays re-run by nine days
Kenya's new presidential election has been delayed to 26 October, after the country's polls commission sought more time to reform voting processes.
The re-run had originally been scheduled for 17 October.
The move came as President...
World’s richest woman Liliane Bettencourt dies at 94
Liliane Bettencourt, the heiress to cosmetics firm L'Oreal, has died aged 94, her family has confirmed.
A statement said she had died at home "peacefully" overnight.
With an estimated 2017 net worth of 33bn euros (£30bn;...
Kim: ‘Deranged’ Trump will pay for speech
Kim Jong-un has said remarks by "deranged" US President Donald Trump have convinced him he is right to develop weapons for North Korea.
In a rare personal statement, via state media, the North Korean leader...
Reform UN Security Council – Akufo-Addo
Ghana’s president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has joined other world leaders to champion a reformation of the United Nations, especially the composition of the Security Council.
The Security Council is the United Nations' most powerful...
Where is ‘Nambia’? President Trump ‘invents’ African country
"Nambia's health system is increasingly self-sufficient," said US President Donald Trump at a lunch with African leaders in New York on Wednesday, reeling off a list of their nations' achievements.
But no such country exists.
Could...
US will help Africa defeat terrorism – Trump
President of the United States of America, Donald Trump has reiterated the commitment of his country to partner with the African Union to end violence, prevent the spread of terrorism, and to respond to...
Hurricane Maria: Whole of Puerto Rico without power
Hurricane Maria has knocked out power to the entire island of Puerto Rico, home to 3.5m people, emergency officials have said.
Abner Gómez, head of the disaster management agency, said the hurricane had damaged "everything...
Kenya’s Supreme Court criticises IEBC electoral commission
Kenya's Supreme Court has blamed the country's electoral commission (IEBC) for its decision to annul the re-election of President Uhuru Kenyatta.
The judges said the 8 August poll was "neither transparent or verifiable".
Deputy Chief Justice...