New “terrorist” attack repelled in northern Togo
The Togolese army said on Tuesday that it had repelled an attack carried out on Monday evening by “armed terrorist groups” that left “a few […]
Ghana
First cases of the virulent Marburg virus confirmed in Ghana
Ghana is on high alert after two suspected cases of the Marburg virus, a haemorrhagic fever almost as deadly as Ebola, were discovered in early […]
ECOWAS lifts part of its sanctions against Mali
The 61st Summit of ECOWAS ended on Sunday 3 July in Accra, Ghana. The West African organization discussed its retaliatory measures against Mali, Burkina Faso […]
Ghanaian police has arrested 29 people protesting against high cost of living
The Ghanaian police arrested 29 people on Tuesday after dispersing a violent anti-cost of living demonstration in Accra, according to a new report. Hundreds of […]
Police officers suspended after clashes with students in Ghana
The Ghanaian police, on Monday night, had suspended a deputy commander and two other officers after a violent dispersal of a student protest that left […]
Mali: ECOWAS sanctions maintained after Accra Summit
The exceptional ECOWAS and UEMOA Summits held on Saturday, June 4 in Accra, did not result in any progress for Guinea, Burkina Faso or Mali. […]
Ghana: Opening of the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank
The Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) officially open this Tuesday, May 24, in Accra, Ghana. Resumed, in part, in person, after two […]
Rihanna launches her beauty products on the African market
The successful Barbadian pop star and entrepreneur launches her cosmetics line Fenty Beauty on the continent at the end of May. The commercial offensive shows […]
Togo reopens its land borders after two years of closure
Togo reopened Tuesday its land borders with Ghana, Benin and Burkina Faso, closed for more than two years because of the coronavirus epidemic, the government […]
Eight soldiers killed in “terrorist” attack in northern Togo
At least eight Togolese soldiers were killed and thirteen wounded on Tuesday night in a “terrorist” attack in northern Togo, a first in the country […]