Africa Archive

On Monday, Ghana’s electoral commission announced that former president and leader of the main opposition party, John Dramani Mahama, has won Saturday’s presidential election with 56.55% of the votes, based on provisional results. His primary challenger, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, who

Qatar has voiced its backing for recent developments in Syria and Gaza, following the Syrian opposition’s takeover of significant government-held areas amid the decline of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, all while Gaza endures ongoing violence from Israel. “The sacrifices endured by the

As the Sudanese Civil War continues to devastate the country, the plight of internally displaced persons worsens each day. Currently, Sudan faces the largest displacement crisis globally. Rampant famine, violence, and gender-based violence have become pervasive. Recently termed “an invisible crisis”

Former President John Mahama, representing the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), is seeking to reclaim his position as Ghanaians gear up to elect a successor to outgoing President Nana Akufo-Addo on Saturday, December 7, 2024. Mahama’s main rival is the current

Rwanda is preparing to introduce cabotegravir (CAB-LA), a long-acting injectable form of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). PrEP involves the use of antiretroviral drugs by individuals who are HIV-negative to lower their risk of contracting the virus. The initial two doses are given

President Joe Biden’s administration is probing a surge in imports of enriched uranium from China since late 2023 amid concerns the shipments are helping Moscow sidestep a U.S. ban on imports of the power plant fuel from Russia, Reuters has learned.

At least 30 people died, and a million others were affected by heavy flooding in Nigeria‘s northeast, emergency services said Wednesday. “The death toll is 30,” National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) spokesman Ezekiel Manzo told AFP a day after water from an

At least 52 people were killed in an explosion caused by a head-on collision between a fuel tanker and a truck on Sunday, the country’s emergency response agency said. The fuel tanker was also carrying cattle in the Agaie area in