A defiant Volodymyr Zelensky has insisted Bakhmut “is not occupied” by Russia after a Moscow-backed mercenary group had claimed control. Ukraine’s president was speaking during a scene-stealing visit to Hiroshima, Japan, for the G7 summit. Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin had earlier claimed victory in Bakhmut. But Ukrainian military sources told the BBC they still had […]
Over four terrifying hours last weekend, masked gunmen affiliated with one of Sudan’s warring factions raided one of Khartoum’s oldest churches, shooting at church officials and searching for cash, gold and women, two witnesses said. The raid was one of many targeting homes, factories, banks and places of worship that residents have often blamed on […]
A photo agency that took pictures of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex during what the couple said was a dangerous car chase has refused to hand over the images to them. Backgrid told BBC News it had rejected a legal demand to share all the material taken over several hours in New York City […]
After 10 months of discussions and negotiations, Ghana has finally received approval from the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a three-year budget support programme aimed at restoring macroeconomic stability and debt sustainability. The extended credit facility (ECF) which would see the country receive $3 billion is also expected to support structural […]
A convoy of United States embassy staff has come under fire in southeast Nigeria, an attack that killed two employees and two police officers. Gunmen also kidnapped three individuals – two other police officers and a driver – during the attack on Tuesday near the town of Atani in Nigeria’s Anambra State. A rescue and […]
Mr Kwaku Ampratwum-Sarpong, a Deputy Minister for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, has called for an increased trade relations between Ghana and Pakistan. A statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration and copied to the Ghana News Agency said Mr Ampratwum-Sarpong made the call when he held a […]
A high-powered delegation from the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, Hunan Sub-Council, Tuesday paid a courtesy call on Samuel Abu Jinapor, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources to discuss trade and investment opportunities. The visit also aimed at deepening the bilateral relations and ramp up economic and trade ties for the […]
Edna Adan Ismail, a nurse-midwife, hospital founder, and health care advocate who for decades has combated female genital mutilation and strived to improve women’s health care in East Africa, was named Tuesday as winner of the 2023 Templeton Prize, one of the world’s largest annual individual awards. “Rooted in her Muslim faith, she receives this […]
South Africa’s main opposition party is demanding to know why there is a high-level defense delegation in Moscow discussing increased cooperation and combat readiness. The news comes just days after the U.S. ambassador accused South Africa of selling weapons to Russia in violation of its claims of non-alignment in Moscow’s war on Ukraine. The Democratic […]
South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, says a delegation of African leaders will soon travel to Russia and Ukraine to present a peace plan. President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement of the planned trip came Tuesday during a media briefing with visiting Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. He said a group of African heads of state want […]
