The President of Ghana Nana Akufo-Addo on Thursday appointed the country's first ever special prosecutor whose prime duty will be to investigate and prosecute corrupt public officials.
The President of the United States of America, Donald Trump has reportedly launched a scathing attack on African countries, Haiti and El Salvador calling them “shithole countries”.
The United Nations (UN) refugee agency has said that over 15,000 Cameroonians have fled to Nigeria as the government continues with a major crackdown on Anglophone separatists.
Young girls in Ghana who are in their menstrual periods have been prevented from crossing a river in the country’s central region. The chiefs in the Upper Denkyira East community in central Ghana have said that the directive was from the river god.
The government of Zimbabwe has withdrawn state security officers detailed to former first lady of the country, Grace Mugabe. Most aides assigned to the wife of the former President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe have also been "recalled and reassigned".
Six college students in Polokwane in South Africa on Thursday sustained injuries in a stampede as they undergo registration to enroll in the Capricorn TVT College.
Protesters defied threat from the government to crackdown on their agitations as they poured onto the streets on Wednesday to demand improvement in living conditions.
The Namibian government has said that importation of all perishable food, fish, fruits, unprocessed food and water from its neighbouring country Zambia would be halted for now due to the cholera outbreak.
Ivorian soldiers have reportedly launched an attack on a weapon base in the country’s second largest city, Bouake setting it on fire after looting the facility.
