Africa Archive

Several people have been confirmed dead after a huge inferno broke out at a residential tower block in West London. Eyewitnesses revealed how families ‘begged for their lives’ as they tried to escape the blaze, while people are still trapped inside the

Sixty-three Ghanaians deported from the United States of America have arrived at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra. The Ghanaians were evicted from US because they did not have the required documents to continue living in that country where they had

The outgoing British High Commissioner, Jon Benjamin has stated that he did not leak the letter banning some Ghanaian Members of Parliament who engaged in Visa fraud from re-entering the UK. Richard Acheampong, NDC MP for Bia East in the Western

KINSHASA, Congo – Armed men attacked a prison in Congo’s eastern city of Beni on Sunday, killing at least 11 and freeing more than 900 prisoners, a government official said. Eight prison guards were among the 11 dead, said North Kivu

The Black Stars of Ghana run riot when they played Ethiopia in their opening 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers at the Baba Yara stadium. Ghana scored five unanswered goals against their opponents. The Black Stars got their first goal in

The captors of Saif al-Islam, son and one-time heir apparent of Libya’s late dictator Muammar Gaddafi, say they have released him after more than five years in detention. A statement by the captors, the Abu Bakr al-Siddiq Battalion, said Saif al-Islam

Managers of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) say they have uncovered massive payroll fraud at the Agency which has caused the country to lose over GH¢50 million. This is contained in an internal audit findings conducted by the Agency. Briefing the

The World Bank has approved a $150 million International Development Association credit for Transport Sector Improvement Project (TSIP) in Ghana. It will help improve regional connectivity in the Northern Region involving rehabilitation of road links from Tamale to Yendi and Tatale