The Ghanaian military said the helicopter took off in the morning from the capital, Accra, and was heading northwest into the interior toward the gold-mining area of Obuasi in the Ashanti region when it went off the radar. The wreckage was later found in the Adansi area of Ashanti Region of Ghana.
The expected nations forthe meeting may have small GDPs;they are rich in critical minerals;U.S. President Donald Trump hosts a surprise African leaders’ summit in Washington, anti-government protests turn deadly in Kenya, and Nigerian ride-hailing start-up Moove eyes the U.S. market.
Turning Gorgeous Fatna's treasure trove, which covers all genres from comedy to horror, into a podcast was not a simple process. In some ways, Baba considers the responsibility to keep this heritage alive a burden, sometimes doubting that she is the right person. "To my family, this is a continuation of their legacy," she says. "They told me that these stories belong to me and allowed me to share them with the world."
In the lush area of Sea Point in Cape Town, which hugs the length of the Atlantic Ocean, there's more than meets the eye. While looking picture perfect from the outside, soaring property prices mean the area is inaccessible to most working-class locals, and instead only geared for tourism. One long-time resident, Sheila Madikane, has lived and worked in Sea Point since 1987. A domestic worker and housing activist, she is one of the leaders of Reclaim the City (RTC), a social movement fighting for affordable housing, and a member of hmed Kathrada House (AKH) occupation, formerly Helen Bowden Nurses Home, in Green Point.
After more than two years of ferocious civil war, Sudan is home to the world’s largest Humanitarian crisis, the United Nations says. Disease and famine are spreading unchecked. More than half the population, some 30 million people, need Aid.
One man was shot during protests in Nairobi today, as demonstrators demanded justice for 31-year-old teacher, activist, and blogger Albert Ojwang, who died in police custody earlier this month. A video shared widely online shows the man — reportedly a street vendor who was selling face masks to protestors — being struck repeatedly by two police officers before one opens fire as he tries to walk away.
Both the Maghrebian Al-Soumoud convoy and the Global March to Gaza have been forced to suspend operations after facing severe crackdowns by authorities in Egypt and eastern Libya. The Al-Soumoud delegation, which set off from Tunisia with over 1,500 activists aiming to reach Rafah, was blocked near Sirte by forces under Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar.
Thousands rallied in Abidjan this weekend, backing President Alassane Ouattara, whose party is gearing up to endorse him for a potential fourth term in Côte d’Ivoire’s October election. Though the 83-year-old leader hasn’t officially declared his candidacy, he’s hinted at wanting to “continue serving.
Frustrated by years of low pay and worsening conditions, rural teachers in Zimbabwe’s Manicaland province staged a protest yesterday, calling on the government to raise their salaries from $300 to the long-demanded $1,260 a month. The teachers say they can no longer afford basic needs like healthcare or school fees for their children, while the political elite send theirs to universities abroad.
A peaceful march to a Youth Day event in Potchefstroom, a town in South Africa’s North West province, ended in chaos when police fired rubber bullets at residents, injuring at least 67 people. The marchers, mostly from informal settlements, said they were walking to the stadium to raise concerns with Deputy President Paul Mashatile, but were met with force before reaching the venue.
Togo has suspended French state-owned broadcasters RFI and France 24 for three months, accusing them of biased reporting and spreading disinformation. The country’s media regulator cited repeated failures in fact-checking and impartiality, claiming the coverage undermined national institutions.
Nearly a dozen immigration officers and eight deportees are sick and stranded in a metal shipping container in the searing-hot East African Country of Djibouti, where they face the constant threat of malaria and rocket attacks from nearby Yemen, according to a federal court filing issued Thursday.
