Africa Archive

The Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) has arrested a 26-year-old woman for allegedly trafficking substance suspected to be narcotics drugs into Ghana. The suspect, Ivy Mugure Daniel, was arrested on January 9, 2018 at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) whilst undergoing arrival

Israel has implemented a controversial policy to expel or indefinitely imprison African migrants, a spokesman for the group said Wednesday. Israel has resolved to expel thousands of Eritreans and Sudanese who entered illegally over the years, giving them an ultimatum to

US evangelist Billy Graham – one of the most influential preachers of the 20th Century – has died aged 99. Graham became one of the best-known promoters of Christianity, preaching to audiences worldwide in large arenas, beginning in London in 1954.

The Ambariyya and Masjidul Bayan rival Sunni Islamic factions in Tamale have clashed at the Northern Regional police headquarters Wednesday morning. The melee was triggered when the leader of the Masjidul Bayan sect, Sheik Ibrahim Baasha, went to the police station

The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) has disclosed it created 19,900 jobs in 2017 through strategic partnership agreements with some public institutions. Addressing the media in Accra on Wednesday, February 21, 2018, the CEO of YEA Justin Koduah Frimpong said the Agency

University of Ghana Law Professor Raymond Atuguba has explained the complications that come with his work as a political and constitutional critical analyst. The legal expert said the last time he analysed the work of the police with the intention of

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said the urgent responsibility facing leaders on the continent is to make Africa attractive so African youth see the continent as a place of opportunities. With the continent having the youngest population, President Akufo-Addo noted

A commander of an Iranian-backed Afghan Shia militia said on Sunday that to date over 2,000 Afghans have been killed fighting in Syria. “Over 2,000 Afghan fighters sent by Iran to the Syria conflict were killed, while 8,000 others were wounded,”