SA leader Ramaphosa holds phone talks with Biden
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramapahosa held phone talks with US President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday evening and discussed strengthening of US-Africa relations. The two leaders...
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Dresden Green Vault: Three arrested over German diamond heist
Three people have been arrested over a dramatic diamond heist in Germany last year that targeted one of Europe’s largest treasure collections. The suspects are...
Ethiopia ready to ‘receive’ refugees fleeing Tigray
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has said that his country is ready to “receive and reintegrate” thousands of refugees fleeing the northern state of Tigray...
Ghana’s anti-graft prosecutor resigns over ‘meddling’
Ghana’s anti-corruption special prosecutor, Martin Amidu, has resigned saying his mandate and efforts had been compromised. Mr Amidu’s appointment in 2018 by President Nana Akufo-Addo...
Covid: Michigan and Washington State clamp down as US cases pass 11 million mark
Michigan and Washington are the latest US states to bring in strict measures to try and curb the spread of Covid-19. High schools and colleges...
Zambia on brink of defaulting foreign debt
Zambia is on the brink of defaulting on its foreign debt after it missed a payment of more than $40m (£30.5m) last month. A so-called...
Jerry Rawlings: Ghana’s ex-president dies aged 73
Ghana’s former President Jerry John Rawlings has died at the age of 73. He led two coups, first in 1979, before twice being elected president...
Joe Biden wins US election with a vow for a unified America
Joe Biden has said it is “time to heal” the US in his first speech as president-elect, vowing “not to divide but to unify” the...