At a popular Charismatic Church service in Accra, the capital of the West African nation Ghana, hundreds of worshipers gathered to pray. It’s a regular ritual as they seek spiritual solutions to their problems.
The long-serving President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Issa Hayatou has been defeated by Ahmad Ahmad of Madagascar in CAF elections held in Ethiopia’s Addis Ababa.
Three years of poor rains have triggered a national disaster in Kenya, with 2.6 million people hungry, critical rates of child malnutrition and devastating livestock deaths, the United Nations said as it appealed for $166 million in aid.
There is a huge public outcry in Ghana after the country’s new president, Akufo Addo named 110 ministers, the biggest size of government in the West African nation’s history.
British foreign minister Boris Johnson met Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed on Wednesday, pledging aid to help combat the effects of a devastating drought, the Somali president's office said.
The Ethiopian government has lifted some restrictions imposed during a state of emergency declared last year following deadly protests, state-run media quoted the defence minister as saying on Wednesday.
