Ouagadougou, Sept 3, (dpa/GNA) – The parliament in Burkina Faso has passed a law, prohibiting “homosexual practices,” punishable by up to five years in…
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Sudan landslide kills over 1,000 people, local rebel group says
Khartoum, Sept 3, (dpa/GNA) – A landslide in Sudan’s Darfur region has buried an entire village, leaving only one survivor, according to a local…
Sudanese doctors report 18 killed in attack on El Fasher
Dakar, Sept 3, (dpa/GNA) – Eighteen people have died and more than 100 have been injured, as a result of artillery fire on the…
AU congratulates Morocco on winning African Nations Championship
ADDIS Sept 2, (Xinhua/GNA) — African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has congratulated Morocco on winning the African Nations Championship in the…
CAPE TOWN, Sept 1, (Xinhua/GNA) — South Africa has successfully carried out its first robotic-assisted living donor kidney removal surgery.
The milestone procedure took place at Tygerberg Hospital, a public health facility in Cape Town, where a 45-year-old mother donated a kidney to her…
Senegal edges Sudan in penalties to win CAF African Nations Championship bronze
KAMPALA, Sept 1, (Xinhua/GNA) — Senegal secured third place in the TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN), after defeating Sudan 4-2 on penalties following…
UN chief regrets Burkina Faso declaring resident coordinator persona non grata
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 1, (Xinhua/GNA) — UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, on Friday regretted the Burkinabe transitional authorities’ declaration of the UN resident coordinator persona…
Senegalese officials laud progress in implementing FOCAC Beijing Summit outcomes
DAKAR, Sept 1 (Xinhua/GNA) — Senegalese officials, political leaders, and scholars, spoke highly of the progress made in implementing the outcomes of the Forum…
Africa’s dependence on imported fuel poses strategic risk – ARDAÂ
Accra, Aug. 13, GNA – A 30-day halt in petroleum product imports can cripple Africa’s economies, grounding planes, immobilising trucks, plunging hospitals into darkness,…
I no longer identify as Nigerian, Badenoch says
Aug 2 (BBC/GNA) – Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has said she no longer identifies as Nigerian and has not renewed her passport since…
At least 22 killed in Angola fuel price protests, nearly 200 injured
Luanda, July 31, (dpa/GNA) – At least 22 people have died, in protests against drastic fuel price hikes in Angola, the government confirmed on…
16 die in road accident in northern Cote d’Ivoire
ABIDJAN, July 29 (Xinhua/GNA) — Sixteen people were killed and 51 others injured in a road accident in northern Cote d’Ivoire on Sunday morning,…
Nigerian military kills “high-value” ISWAP leaders in air raid
ABUJA, July 29 (Xinhua/GNA) — Several top commanders and fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) were killed, in a series of…
Mahama commends AU for extending theme of Year on Reparations Â
By Iddi Yire  Accra, July 29, GNA – President John Dramani Mahama Tuesday commended the African Union (AU) Executive Council for extending the theme…
Forty-three killed in Islamist attack on church in Congo
Kinshasa, July 28, (dpa/GNA) – The Islamist militia Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), killed at least 43 people in an attack on a Catholic church…
14th Africa Championship: Defending champions Golden Arms ready to muscle out rivals todayÂ
By: Francis Ofori Abuja, July 25, GNA-Fresh off their stellar performance at the 13th African Games, Ghana’s Golden Arms are back in action again…
14th Africa Championship: Ghana Armwrestling Team pays courtesy call on Ghana’s High Commission in Nigeria Â
By: Francis Ofori Abuja (Nig), July 25, GNA-The Ghana Armwrestling Federation (GAF), led by its president, Mr. Charles Osei Asibey has paid an official…
Golden Arms in Abuja for 14th Africa ChampionshipÂ
By: Francis Ofori Abuja, July 25, GNA-Ghana’s Armwrestling team, the Golden Arms, has arrived in Abuja, Nigeria to compete in the 14th African Armwrestling…
Niger’s ousted president marks two years of house arrest
Dakar, July 24, (dpa/GNA) – Niger’s former president, Mohamed Bazoum, remains imprisoned in the presidential palace, two years after he was deposed in a…
Up to 500 miners buried by landslides in eastern Congo
Kinshasa, July 23, (dpa/GNA) – Up to 500 miners are believed to be trapped in eastern Congo, following a series of landslides, police in…