All South African adults aged 50 years and above have been encouraged to have Covid-19 booster shots up to five times, while those aged between…

The Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) Monday aunched a new digital foreign currency remittance service named ‘EthioDirect'.The platform enables Ethiopians abroad to send foreign currency…

Ethiopia's economy will see a 7.5 percent growth in the current 2022/23 Ethiopian fiscal year, which began on July 8, 2022, the country's Ministry of…

Guinea's Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Rose Pola Pricemou, held a working session in Abidjan with her counterpart from Cote d'Ivoire on the population…

Namibia's President Hage Geingob has expressed concern at ongoing and sporadic acts of violence in Eswatini, urging stakeholders in the troubled kingdom on Tuesday to…

The report that the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) and Chair of the UN Sustainable Group, Ms Amina J. Mohammed, has warned that…

Ecobank Group, the leading pan-African bank, has won the highly coveted Best Place to Work in Africa 2022 Award from the Best Place to Work…

The Nigeria Police Force has effectively concluded the training of its officers attached to the Explosive Ordnance Disposal – Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear, EOD-CBRN,…

The Vice-President of the ECOWAS Commission, Mrs. Damtien L. Tchintchibidja has met with the Ambassador of Israel to the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Permanent…

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko jetted into Zimbabwe on Monday for a three-day state visit meant to strengthen bilateral relations between Harare and Minsk.Lukashenko, who is…

The authorities of Guinea have laid the groundwork for the development of the extractive resources of this West African country, which is rich in mineral…

A showdown is looming between President Cyril Ramaphosa and the Western Cape provincial government after the South African leader snubbed opposition calls to declare a…

Mutilated local dalasi banknotes are being recalled from circulation by the Central Bank of The Gambia following public complaints about their smudged quality, APA can…

The TradeMark East Africa, one of the world's leading Aid for Trade organisation, has today rebranded to TradeMark Africa (TMA) and simultaneously officially launched its…

When Nuru Awadh was six years old, she lost her father and had to leave the home she always knew to live with her aunt,…

South Korea has provided US$200,000 to Malawi to assist in humanitarian efforts to address a cholera outbreak that has claimed more than 1,000 lives in…

South African authorities have captured a tiger that had caused panic earlier on Monday after being sighted east of the commercial capital Johannesburg.Officials said the…

Trade experts, business executives, and advocates of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) from across the continent have expressed concerns about the slow progress…

The call by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on African nations to collaborate and institute stringent measures to stem the disturbing annual illicit outflows of…

The rejection by the House of Representatives of the extension of the deadline for the phasing out of old currency notes announced by the Central…

The pressure on al-Shabaab could never be greater after several of its outfield commanders and scores of their foot soldiers were liquidated by a lethal…

The head of Sudan's military junta Abdell Fattal al-Burhan is in the Chadian capital Ndjamena to engineer closer ties with its neighbour, officials in Khartoum…

Eight revellers at a birthday party in a South African township have been shot dead by two unidentified gunmen, the police revealed in a statement…

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) security troika is set to meet in the Namibian capital Windhoek on Tuesday to discuss the political and security…

South Africa's second opposition party, the Economic Freedom Front Fighters (EFF), on Sunday gave President Cyril Ramaphosa two months to end the country's energy crisis…

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has announced the extension of the ongoing swapping of the old currency to…

Nine persons were killed on Sunday when a 20ft container fell off an articulated truck on top of the flyover bridge at Ojuelegba area of…

Abdisa Fayisa won the 3000m men's race in a world age-17 best of 7:40.35 as Ethiopian athletes swept first five places in the women's contest…

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said his government is open to talks with the rebel Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), but he doubts the group's cohesion.The…

Fifteen newly deployed military staff officers for the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) have concluded a week-long induction on the range of Mission…

The Ethiopian Ministry of Education has said out of 896, 520 students who sat for the National School Leaving Examination for 2021-22 acadamic year, only…

At least 3,900 acres of land has been secured for the construction of affordable houses across the country.President William Ruto said 39 counties have also…

At least one in five children in southeastern Madagascar are severely malnourished and in urgent need of food assistance after harvests in the area were…

South Africa's economic hub of Johannesburg has elected a new mayor in Thapelo Amad who beat former two-time city leader Mpho Phalatse to the polls,…

The Financial Services Industry led the activity chart this week on the Nigerian Exchange with 454.718 million shares valued at N4.813 billion traded in 8,214…

South Africa's Deputy President David Mabuza has informed President Cyril Ramaphosa of his intention to resign, APA learnt here on Saturday.The Office of the Deputy…

Nigeria on Friday recorded another train derailment as the Abuja-Kaduna train derailed in the Kubwa area of the Federal Capital Territory of Abuja.The report by…

The African Union (AU) has called on African countries scheduled to hold elections during the first half of 2023 to ensure peaceful and inclusive elections…

The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund(IMF), Kristalina Georgieva ended her visit to Rwanda Friday after meeting with various senior officials to discuss the…

Burkina Faso's junta on Wednesday 25 January 2023 signed decrees fixing the financial benefits granted to each civilian auxiliary of the army.The Burkinabe who have…