Ghana pushes UN Resolution to recognize Slave Trade as crime against humanity/in /by
Ghana is intensifying its diplomatic campaign at the United Nations, combining cultural expression and political advocacy to push for global recognition of the transatlantic slave trade as the gravest crime against humanity.
Second set of rare gorilla twins born in DR Congo reserve Goma, DR Congo/in /by
An endangered mountain gorilla has given birth to twins in the Virunga National Park in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, whose remarkable biodiversity has long been threatened by the region's litany of conflicts.
Ivory Coast cocoa producers suffer amid global price fall/in /by
Cocoa farmers in Ivory Coast are counting on losses from the reduced global prices.
Ghana, European Union agree defence pact/in /by
The agreement, signed in Accra by EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and Ghanaian Vice President Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, is aimed at strengthening cooperation in areas including counterterrorism, intelligence sharing and crisis response
Kenya fuel retailers running short of supplies amid Middle East war/in /by
Hundreds of fuel retailers are running short of supplies due to the current war in the Middle East, according to the head of the Petroleum Outlets Association of Kenya.
Iran parliament speaker: ‘No negotiations with the US’/in /by
Iranian parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, denied on Monday that Iran was negotiating with the US to end the war.
Pix of the Day, 24 March 2026/in /by
Pix of the Day, 24 March 2026
US university cancels Mahama honour over LGBTQ bill concerns/in /by
Ghana’s embassy in the United States has criticised Lincoln University's last-minute decision to cancel plans to confer an honorary doctorate on former President John Dramani Mahama.
Senegal fishermen bear the cost of industrial and illegal fishing/in /by
In the port town of Rufisque, fishermen who have worked in these waters for decades say industrial and illegal fleets have stripped the sea bare. With no catch and no income, young men are now making a desperate choice: to leave.
DR Congo plans to conduct second national census after 40 years/in /by
The Democratic Republic of Congo is preparing to hold the second general census in its history, more than 40 years after the previous one, conducted in 1984.