FILE - Former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo is pictured at the international airport, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, June 17, 2021. Former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo launched a new political party Saturday, formally breaking ties with those who ran his previous party ... Read More

Union leaders have angrily reacted to the Zimbabwean government’s announcement Sunday that workers who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 will no longer be allowed at work and will not be paid. This is seen as part of efforts to ... Read More

French President Emmanuel Macron, center, lays a wreath near the Pont de de Bezons, where the 1961 protest started, Oct. 16, 2021, in Colombes near Paris. French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday condemned as "inexcusable" a deadly crackdown by Paris police ... Read More

Mark Zuckerberg Facebook is planning to hire 10,000 people in the European Union to develop a so-called metaverse. A metaverse is an online world where people can game, work and communicate in a virtual environment, often using VR headsets. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg ... Read More

António Guterres – UN Secretary-General Poverty is a moral indictment of our times. For the first time in two decades, extreme poverty is on the rise. Last year, around 120 million people fell into poverty as the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on economies ... Read More

Ghana and Guyana have held bilateral discussions at the Jubilee House, Accra, to share knowledge and experiences in the oil and gas industry to reap maximum benefits. The two countries, would among other things, deepen their economic cooperation in the areas ... Read More

Sir David Amess Conservative MP Sir David Amess has died after being stabbed multiple times at his constituency surgery in Essex. Police said a 25-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder after the attack at a church in Leigh-on-Sea. They recovered a ... Read More

A statue of a cameraman stands at the Pan-African Film and Television Festival (FESPACO) headquarters in Ouagadougou, on Oct. 14, 2021. The Pan-African Film Festival of Ouagadougou returns to Burkina Faso this weekend after being canceled last year due to the ... Read More

Civilians fled from their homes during the fighting Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati has announced a day of mourning for Friday, a day after deadly fighting erupted in Beirut. At least six people were killed and 32 others injured when gunfire broke ... Read More

The United States is donating 17 million doses of the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine to the African Union, bringing the total American donation to the continent to 67 million doses. The U.S. previously donated 50 million doses to the AU, ... Read More