AFRICA NEWS

A delegation from the African Union is in Rwanda to assess the country's preparedness for the upcoming parliamentary elections due in September this year.

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has called for value addition to all Ghana’s natural resources to make them competitive on the international market to strengthen the economy.

The top security bodies of the United Nations and the African Union on Thursday called for a peaceful transfer of power following elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo this year.

Former President John Dramani Mahama will lead a Commonwealth group to observe Zimbabwe’s general elections on July 30, the Commonwealth Secretariat has announced.

Eritrea has reopened its embassy in Ethiopia after the two African neighbors agreed to end two decades of hostility over of a bloody border war and begin a new era in their relations.

As part of its External Investment Plan, the EU has given its green light to a package of financial guarantee programmes worth around €800 million.

Kenya has been ranked the third most innovative country in Sub Saharan Africa according to the Global Innovative Index (GII) 2018.

President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Swiss counterpart Alain Berset have overseen the signing of a key agreement that clears the way for the recovery of assets acquired through corruption and crime  in Kenya and stashed in foreign countries.

A new Silk Road running between China and Africa promises a boost in trade for Beijing.

A self-styled traditional healer in Nigeria has died after one of his clients tested his "bullet-proof" charms on him.

The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has kicked off training for 25 Somali police officers to sharpen their skills in traffic management amid gridlocks and insecurity on various roads.

ECA’s Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe announced that plans are underway to set up the African Women Leadership Fund  to help speed up the growth of women-led businesses around the Continent.