Africa Archive

More than 67 senior and junior staff of the Central University College have been sacked in what management claims is a general staff retrenchment. The affected staff were fired via text messages and given three-days to vacate their positions, a development

WACCE’s Executive Director, Mutaru Mumuni Muqthar, was on Wednesday night honoured at a special occasion in Abuja, Nigeria, as the 2017 Daily Trust African of the Year. He was selected for the honour by a pan-African selection team led by former

An Emeritus Professor at the Department of History at the University of Cape Coast, Professor Divine Edem Amenumey, has hinted that Africa could be dragged into a Third World War by the World’s Super Powers. Prof. Amenumey delivering a keynote address

Thousands of people have reportedly been left homeless after fire swept through a Kenyan slum on Sunday evening, killing at least four. Residents used sewage water in a desperate attempt to douse the flames which had engulfed their homes in the

The Aid to the District Chief Executive of the Akatsi North District, Mr. Mensah Dokli, has been convicted and fined by the Ave-Dakpa Magistrate Court to the tune of Ghc 2,400.00 for a defamation suit brought against him by the Volta

Facebook has announced it will prioritise news sources deemed to be more trustworthy on its News Feed. The firm said the social network community would determine which outlets are reliable via the use of user surveys. Founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg

Police in southern Italy has arrested seven people on charges of trafficking Nigerian women for prostitution. Italy’s Carabinieri said Tuesday that one Italian and six Nigerians face charges of human trafficking, trading in slaves, unlawful immigration and forcing women into prostitution.

The Akuffo Addo led administration is putting in place US$21.5 billion to build a robust railway infrastructure in the country. The project, which is expected to be completed in 2020, includes the revamping of the Western, Eastern and Central Railway lines