Fuel allowance scrapped for Ghana’s cabinet and public leaders/in /by
President John Dramani Mahama has eliminated fuel allowances and fuel provisions for all appointed political officials, presidential spokesperson Felix Kwakye Ofosu announced in a statement released Tuesday, July 15, 2025.
Pix of the Day: July 16, 2025/in /by
Africanews focuses on the most striking images of the day's news.
Commonwealth lifts Gabon’s partial suspension following April presidential vote/in /by
Gabon has been restored to full membership of the Commonwealth following the country’s recent presidential election.
UNESCO inscribes 26 new sites on World Heritage list/in /by
Five culturally and historically significant sites on the African continent have made the list. They include Maputo National Park in Mozambique and the Gola-Tiwai Complex in Sierra Leone, two important natural reserves home to many endangered animal and plant species.
Russia launches 400 drones overnight in latest attacks on Ukraine/in /by
A wave of Russian drone and missile strikes hit four Ukrainian cities overnight, injuring at least 15 people and damaging civilian infrastructure, Ukrainian officials said.
US deportation: five criminal illegal aliens sent to Eswatini/in /by
The United States has dispatched five men to the small African nation of Eswatini as part of the Trump administration's expansion of its third-country deportation program, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday.
Nobel Laureate David Gross calls for international cooperation to prevent nuclear war/in /by
Nobel Laureate David Gross says greater international cooperation is needed to prevent nuclear war.
Nigeria: Sterling Boosts Nigeria’s $5.4bn Non-Oil Export With Academy/in /by
[Daily Trust] Sterling Bank Limited has accelerated its push to transform Nigeria's non-oil export sector by hosting a series of nationwide training programs across Lagos, Ondo, and Kano states.
“No Substance”: Burna Boy apologises for controversial statement about Afrobeats/in /by
"I am mixing all these elements and having an African base […] I couldn't understand why everyone wanted to put me in a box"
Uganda: 2,000 Electric Boda Boda Motorcycles Rolled Out to Boost Income and Cut Emissions/in /by
[Nile Post] In a significant move to promote environmental sustainability and empower low-income earners, the United Boda Boda Riders Union has begun distributing 2,000 electric motorcycles to riders across Uganda.