Africa

Africa’s no. 3 oil producer Equatorial Guinea has presented an offer to join the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) this year and has agreed to production cuts, its …

Gambia’s exiled strongman Yahya Jammeh plundered millions of dollars in his final weeks in power leaving state coffers “empty,” an aide to new President Adama Barrow said as West African …

Police authorities in Zambia on Monday said they had banned officers from marrying foreigners. The Head of the Zambia Police, Kakoma Kanganja, issued a memo advising officers against marrying foreigners …

St. Luke’s Mission Hospital A teenager was rushed to a hospital after attempting to circumcise himself. The teenager of Zimbabwe, was taken to the hospital after he tried to get …

Ghana’s new government plans to review its $918 million programme with the International Monetary Fund because it may need more money for its spending plans, a minister-designate said on Friday. …

Former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh West African leaders did not agree to immunity for Yahya Jammeh during negotiations that convinced Gambia’s longtime ruler to flee into exile, Senegal’s foreign minister …

Former Zimbabwean Vice President Joice Mujuru  A new party founded by Zimbabwe’s former vice president Joice Mujuru suffered a crushing defeat in its first ever election contest again President Robert …

Returnees from Barra seen on arrival at Banjul Port a day after President Yahya Jammeh departed Banjul, Gambia for exile January 22, 2017. REUTERS photo Gambians celebrated in the streets …

A car exploded on Jan. 21 in the Libyan capital near the Italian embassy killing two people who were inside the vehicle, security and medical sources said. It was not …

Former Twain President Ma Ying-jeou, left, and Sao Tome and Principe President Manuel Pinto da Costa, center Taiwan accused China of using Sao Tome and Principe’s financial woes to push …