Lagos, March 17, (dpa/GNA) – At least 23 people were killed and more than 100 injured in three near-simultaneous explosions in the north-eastern Nigerian…
Africa
Zambia secures 45 mln USD World Bank support for reform program
LUSAKA, March 15, (Xinhua/GNA) — The World Bank has approved the disbursement of 45 million U.S. dollars, to support Zambia’s macroeconomic reform program, according…
Separatist commander killed in Cameroon’s restive Anglophone region
YAOUNDE, March 15 (Xinhua/GNA) — Two separatist fighters, including a commander, were killed when Cameroonian government forces struck their hideout in the country’s war-torn…
Congo-Brazzaville election set to extend Sassou Nguesso’s tenure
Brazzaville, March 15, (dpa/GNA) – Voters in Congo-Brazzaville were headed to the polls on Sunday, to elect a president, with long-serving incumbent Denis Sassou…
Senegal parliament approves harsher penalties for homosexuality
Dakar, March 11, (dpa/GNA) – The Senegalese parliament has approved tougher criminal penalties for homosexual relationships, adopting a bill that significantly increases prison terms…
At keast 49 die in Nairobi following heavy rain
NAIROBI, March 10 (Xinhua/GNA) — At least 49 people have died, thousands displaced, and property destroyed, since March 6, when heavy downpour triggered massive…
Chronic Respiratory Diseases: Asthma, COPD claim millions as media coverage lags – WHO
By Linda Naa Deide Aryeetey Cape Town, March 6, GNA – The World Health Organisation (WHO) General Special Envoy on Chronic Respiratory Diseases (CRD),…
Africa must pay more attention to women’s health – Cancer ExpertÂ
By Lydia Kukua Asamoah, GNA Special Correspondent, Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi (Kenya), March 5, GNA – Cervical and breast cancers remain the biggest threat to the health…
Africa Press Day: Roche Africa gathers stakeholders to discuss Africa’s health financingÂ
By Lydia Kukua Asamoah, GNA Special Correspondent, Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya, March 4, GNA – The 2026 Africa Press Day, a forum bringing together…
Experts: Somalia’s hungry double to 6.5 million in one year
Nairobi, Feb 25, (dpa/GNA) – The number of people suffering from acute food shortages in Somalia has doubled within a year to 6.5 million,…
Nana Dr Antwi-Boasiako Amoah: Ghana’s climate diplomat steering Africa’s voice in global negotiationsÂ
A GNA Feature by Albert Oppong-Ansah Addis Ababa, Feb 14, GNA-From the corridors of global climate negotiations to the policy rooms shaping Ghana’s adaptation agenda, Nana Dr Antwi-Boasiako Amoah, Director…
Ghana, Nigeria blueprint redefine West Africa’s fintech integration
— A feature by Joshua Moyela Abuja, Feb 08, GNA – Nigeria’s new Central Bank fintech framework is redefining the conversation on West Africa’s financial integration, positioning Ghana…
President Mahama ends state visit to Zambia
By Iddi Yire, GNA Special Correspondent, Lusaka, Zambia Lusaka, Feb. 06, GNA – President John Dramani Mahama and his wife, First Lady Lordina Mahama,…
President Mahama addresses Zambian Parliament
By Iddi Yire, GNA Special Correspondent, Lusaka, Zambia Lusaka, Feb. 06, 2026, GNA – Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama has addressed the Zambia National…
President Mahama shares Ghana’s Goldbod success story with Zambian Parliament Â
By Iddi Yire, GNA Special Correspondent, Lusaka, Zambia Lusaka, Feb. 06, GNA – President John Dramani Mahama has shared the success story of the Ghana Gold Board (Goldbod) with the…
President Mahama lays wreath in honour of Kenneth KaundaÂ
By Iddi Yire, GNA Special Correspondent in Lusaka, Zambia Lusaka, Feb. 06, GNA – President John Dramani Mahama has laid a wreath on the tomb of Zambia’s Founding President Dr Kenneth…
More than 200 killed in landslide in eastern Congo minerals mine
Kinshasa, Feb 2, (dpa/GNA) – More than 200 people have been killed, in a rain-induced landslide at a minerals mine in the eastern Democratic…
FAAPA retains Executive Council, honours excellence at Marrakech Assembly
Marrakech, Jan 30, (GNA) – The Atlantic Federation of African Press Agencies (FAAPA) has retained its Executive Council for another three-year term at the…