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The World Health Organization (WHO) says more than 1,300 excess deaths have been recorded across Europe since June 21 as an intense heatwave continues to grip the continent, prompting fresh warnings about the growing impact of...

Ghana has secured fresh investment commitments worth $3.5 billion aimed at revitalising its energy sector and reversing years of declining crude oil production, President John Mahama has announced. The development was disclosed during the groundbreaking ceremony...

The Ghana Police Service has arrested 186 suspects, including 96 Nigerians, in a major intelligence-led operation targeting an alleged transnational criminal syndicate involved in human trafficking, sexual exploitation, drug trafficking and other organised crimes in the...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has issued a stern warning against xenophobic attacks and vigilantism ahead of planned demonstrations on 30 June, stressing that only the state has the authority to enforce immigration laws. Speaking during...

The United States has imposed sanctions on a major Rwandan gold refinery and two of its senior executives over allegations that they facilitated the smuggling of minerals from rebel-controlled areas in the eastern Democratic Republic of...

By Emmanuel Nduka The Nigerian Army has announced plans to recruit and train an additional 28,000 soldiers in a major expansion of its fighting force as the military steps up efforts to confront terrorism, banditry, kidnapping...