Africa Archive

what can be expected from COP25? Spanish capital, Madrid, on 2 December host the 25th Conference of Parties (COP) will kick off in Madrid, Spain. It was moved from Chile in “a complete affront” to Chilean civil society, which had called

The Bank of Ghana has introduced GH¢100 and GH¢200 notes in the country’s currency denomination mix. It has also introduced GH¢2 coins. This was announced by the Governor of the Central Bank, Dr. Ernest Addison at a press conference in Accra

Sudan’s transitional authorities approved a law late on Thursday to “dismantle” the regime of former President Omar al-Bashir, including the dissolution of his political party and confiscation of all its properties – in response to a key demand of protesters that helped

Turkish and Russian military chiefs held a phone call to discuss recent developments in Syria, the Turkish military said on Thursday. Turkey’s Chief of General Staff Yaşar Güler and his Russian counterpart Valery Gerasimov exchanged views on Syria where the two

Ghana and Italy have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that seeks to enhance defense and security co-operation between the two countries. The agreement was signed on Thursday, when the Prime Minister of Italy, His Excellency Giuseppe Conte, paid a courtesy call

Anti-government protesters burned down the Iranian consulate building in southern Iraq on Wednesday, while six protesters were killed by security forces who fired live rounds amid ongoing violence, Iraqi officials said Wednesday. Protesters destroyed the Iranian consulate in the holy city

Iranian security agents arrested at least eight people linked to the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency during last week’s unrest over gasoline price hikes, the official news agency IRNA reported on Wednesday. “These elements had received CIA-funded training in various countries under

Two former prime ministers will compete in a runoff to become Guinea-Bissau’s next president, the electoral commission has announced, with incumbent Jose Mario Vaz failing to advance to the second round of voting after a term marred by political infighting and corruption. Domingos Simoes Pereira topped