The South African government will on Saturday offer free cancer screening and other health services as parts of efforts to promote early detection of the…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and Daewoo Engineering Construction Nigeria Limited have signed a maintenance service contract for the quick-fix repairs of the…

Six million subscribers of President William Ruto's so-called Hustler Fund will now be eligible to access more money in a review of their borrowing history…

Togo is no longer the guest of honour of the 28th edition of the Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO).Mali is now the…

Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara has called for the establishment of an adequate assistance mechanism.Insecurity in Burkina Faso is affecting neighbouring Cote d'Ivoire which is hosting…

TİKA provided machinery and equipment to Nom's Ginger, a cooperative producing ginger in Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon.The project included the donation of an automatic…

In response to reports about the confiscation of a saildrone found in Namibian territorial waters near Lüderitz, the United States embassy in Namibia strongly refutes…

At least 11 civilians have been victims of extrajudicial killings in Lake Chad, according to the Chadian League for Human Rights.In a communiqué issued on…

Several children have been injured after a railing collapsed on Thursday at a stadium in the Sierra Leone's southern city of Bo where President Julius…

The assurance by the Director of Financial Markets at the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Stephen Opata that the impact of the Gold-for-Oil policy will be…

The Memorandum of Understanding signed by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission and the Egyptian Competition Authority on Thursday to promote trade fairness between…

Rights group Amnesty International says President Emmerson Mnangagwa must not sign into law a bill that seeks to restrict operations of non-governmental organisations as it…

Xylem says it is excited to launch two new water filtration towers in Cape Coast, Ghana, supporting the Dehia community and Oguaa Football for Hope…

More than 13,500 residents from Ogale and Bille communities in Nigeria's Niger Delta region have filled claims against Shell.Reacting to the news that two Nigerian…

In this exclusive interview with APA on the sidelines of the Dakar 2 Summit on Food Sovereignty and Resilience, Hailemariam Dessalegn, the chairman of the…

The ECOWAS Commission has called on all candidates and political parties in Nigeria, especially in the South East and South-South geological zones to more than…

The African Development Transition States Coordination Office organized a training workshop in Yaoundé to strengthen the capacity of Regional Member Countries and Regional Economic Communities…

The price of OPEC basket of 13 crudes stood at $82.82 a barrel on Wednesday, February 1, 2023, compared with $81.95 the previous day, according…

A majority of Nigerians believe that elections are the best method to choose their leaders, according to the latest Afrobarometer survey. But as they approach…

President Cyril Ramaphosa has informed Chief Justice Raymond Zondo of his consideration to appoint Justice Mahube Molemela as president of South Africa's Supreme Court of…

A dozen people, including women, were shot at by an Burkinabe army escort unit, according to multiple sources.The Defense and Security Forces (FDS) unit was…

Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele has been confirmed to participate in the 2023 London Marathon elite men's race that will have four of the five fastest men…

East African leaders have decided to make a final push to defeat al Shabaab in Somalia, according to a joint statement issued on Wednesday.The decision…

The statement was made by the new German Defense Minister, Boris Pistorius, who was appointed on Tuesday, January 17, to replace Christine Lambrecht who resigned…

The capital Nouakchott will host in late February the Moroccan-Mauritanian Economic Forum, announced the Ambassador of the Kingdom in Mauritania, Hamid Chabar and the President…

The World Cup of soccer clubs opened Wednesday in Tangier in northern Morocco, to the rhythm of a breathtaking and colorful show.The opening ceremony of…

The rejection of the recent verdict on Nigeria by Transparency International which said the country dropped five places in the 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index dominates…

The report that the current macroeconomic conditions are spilling over to the banking sector and the inauguration by President Akufo-Addo of the 300- bed capacity…

Zimbabwe's agricultural exports to China rose by more than 22 percent to US$657 million in 2022, the Chinese embassy in Harare said late Wednesday.The embassy…

The annual club competition of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) opens on Wednesday at Tangier's Grand Stade, in the north of the Cherifian…

Terrorism has been the main theme as East African leaders meet in a security summit in Mogadishu, Somalia on Wednesday to assess their collective approach…

Ministers and representatives from twelve African countries have committed themselves, and laid out their plans, to end AIDS in children by 2030. International partners have set…

The world-famous body of salt water, located some 30 kilometers from Dakar, has lost its lustre to the great dismay of the communities living around…

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 Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has said he was grateful for a Johannesburg High Court decision against a South African businessman Kenny…

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has met Mauritania's with Defense minister Hanena Ould Sidi to discuss closer collaboration on security.The meeting was also attended by…

Pope Francis who arrived in the DR Congo capital Kinshasa on Tuesday for a four-day visit has some unusually strong words about its 'forgotten genocide'…

South Africa is discussing a R900 million (about US$45 million) sponsorship deal with English Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur under which the country will get…

The price of OPEC basket of 13 crudes stood at $83.45 a barrel on Monday, January 30, 2023, compared with $85.31 the previous Friday, according…

The Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Ernest Addison, has announced that the Monetary Policy Com¬mittee (MPC) of the BoG increased the Monetary Policy…