Germany and Ghana are hoping to deepen bilateral relations in the next three days as the German President, Frank-Walter Steinmeier begins a three day visit to Ghana on Monday.
At least 60 people have been killed and dozens wounded in battles over livestock in South Sudan, local officials said on Friday, the latest in a series of attacks between rival communities.
The United Nations has confirmed that at least 14 of its peacekeepers have been killed and over 50 others wounded when they came under attack in eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Thousands of Tunisians protested in several cities on Thursday against U.S. President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and decision to move the U.S. Embassy there, residents said.
The President of South Africa Jacob Zuma was acquitted of a rape allegation in 2006 before becoming president in 2009 but his vice president, Cyril Ramaphosa has said that his boss could be guilty of the crime.
A Zimbabwean court on Thursday freed a Mugabe-era finance minister on bail ahead of his trial on corruption charges, laid following his arrest at the height of last month's military takeover.
Telecom firm MTN Ghana is to receive over $100 million worth of fresh capital to grow the business. It follows the signing of a landmark loan syndicated agreement with nine commercial banks in the Ghana on Thursday. The transaction which was oversubscribed is being led by Ecobank Ghana.
The nine Banks are Ecobank, Barclays Bank, Societie Generale, Stanbic Bank, Fidelity Bank, GCB Bank, Zenith Bank Standard Chartered Bank GT Bank. This is the second time MTN is raising such funds after a similar one in 2012 which saw the telecom firm raising 300 million Dollars. Chief Financial Officer and Acting CEO of MTN Ghana Modupe Kadri is hopeful the loan will support MTN’s worki
