The National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) has commissioned a team of experts to lead the evaluation process for the implementation of the Medium-Term National Development Policy Framework ...

While genetic tests can reveal the ancestry of enslaved individuals, strontium analysis can now home in on where they actually grew up.

African nations are advocating for the inclusion of natural wealth in GDP calculations to improve economic measures and ...

At the same time, press secretary Alfredo Hengari noted that his country’s government has not yet decided whether to send troops to the DR Congo ...

For those living in Goma, which has been captured by Rwanda-backed rebels, there is little water, little food and much ...

Rebels backed by Rwanda are seizing huge tracts of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The rebels, known as M23, say they are protecting ethnic Tutsis, the minority group massacred in a 1994 genocide.

Full squad lists, as they are announced, for the 2025 Champions Trophy. Rwanda says South Africa is in “no position to take on the role of a peacemaker or mediator” in DR Congo. Duduzile Zuma ...

NEWS IN SHORT Nikanor Nangolo Two members of the Namibian Defence Force (NDF) were hospitalised on Tuesday after the truck they were travelling in overturned on the Mpungu-Nepara gravel road in the ...

Mastercard has opened its first office in Accra, Ghana, expanding its operations in West Africa. This strategic milestone demonstrates Mastercard’s commitment to helping the country’s ...

WEST AFRICA has long been a source of booze. In Yoruba mythology Obatala, a deity sent to create humans, stumbled on palm wine and fell into a drunken slumber before completing the task.

Interpol, which coordinated the West African police operation dubbed “Sanu, " announced the move on Tuesday. The United Kingdom’s Home Office also participated in the effort. The initiative ...