Mining by artisans in Burkina Faso has been banned by authorities in an attempt to protect lives and environment.
Small-scale mining is popular in the...
A tax regime for using social media platforms such as WhatsApp and Facebook takes effect in Uganda.
Uganda's Parliament last month passed a law that...
African leaders are meeting in Mauritania for the 31st African Union summit aimed at finding ways to deal with corruption.
The leaders want to effectively...
Fresh fighting broke out between government troops in South Sudan and rebels on Saturday.
Government troops and rebels launched attacks on each other despite their...
At least nine people have been killed in an oil tanker truck fire explosion in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos.
53 other vehicles were also burnt...
Ghana's Former Vice President, Kwesi Amissah-Arthur has died on Friday at the age of 67.
His death was confirmed by Ghana's President Nana Akufo Addo...
