Africa

Ghana ’s government says a helicopter crash has killed eight people including the West African nation’s defense and environment ministers. The military says the helicopter took off Wednesday morning from the …

A sea of vibrant colours and youthful energy at UWI Cave Hill signalled a bold new chapter in the cultural journey of more than 600 primary school students from across …

President Donald Trump used a White House meeting to forcefully confront South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, accusing the country of failing to address Trump’s baseless claim of the systematic killing …

France will build a new high-security prison in its overseas territory of French Guiana to house drug traffickers and radical Islamists, the country’s justice minister announced during a visit to …

Barbados is actively pursuing closer diplomatic relations with Togo, aiming to unlock new opportunities for trade, cultural exchange, and economic growth with a fast-growing trade hub in West Africa, Minister …

Queen Moremi was a folk heroine reputed to have sacrificed everything to save her people. The clever tactics of this queen enabled her to devise a strategy that was instrumental …

More than 150 female prisoners were raped and burned to death during a jailbreak last week when fleeing male inmates set fire to a prison in Goma, in the eastern …

At least 78 dead bodies have been pulled from an illegal gold mine in South Africa where police cut off food and water supplies for months, in what trade unions …

In a stirring address at a packed Frank Collymore Hall, Dame Graça Machel, former First Lady of Mozambique and South Africa, called on Barbados to assert itself as a global …