Russian President Vladimir Putin told the European Union it needs to start talks with Belarus if it hopes to resolve a crisis over hundreds of migrants trapped on the border with Poland. Poland is re

UN chief Antonio Guterres says Climate promises from nations at COP26 ring hollow while they continue to invest in oil, gas and coal. Representatives from nearly 200 countries have gathered in Glasgo

The Ethiopian government has set out conditions for possible ceasefire talks with leaders of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front following days of international diplomatic efforts aimed at halting in

Mali has signalled that it plans to maintain strong ties with Russia to tackle its security problems. Mali’s foreign minister, Abdoulaye Diop, says the very existence of the Malian state was under th

Sudan's coup leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has named a new ruling council with himself as the leader following the military takeover last month. Gen Burhan retained his deputy Mohamed Hamdan Dag

The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will make his first official trip to Africa next week, visiting Kenya, Nigeria and Senegal. The State Department says Mr Blinken would meet the presidents of

A Ghanaian parliamentary committee has commenced a public hearing into a controversial anti-gay bill. The bill proposes a five-year jail term for lesbian, bisexual and transgender people and a 10-yea

The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, says there are over 3000 inmates still at large following jailbreaks in Nigeria within the last year. Aregbesola disclosed that 4,860 inmates escaped from v

President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration had invested extensively in critical infrastructure and economic projects, stressing that the possibilities being created through the investments for

ECOWAS experts converged in Ghana to review and validate the draft Supplementary Act Setting the Conditions and Modalities for Community Levy Implementation and Management. This Act once approved wou