A Sharia court in the northern Nigerian state of Kano has sentenced a prominent Islamic cleric to death by hanging, after finding him guilty of blasphemy against the Prophet Muhammad as well as incitement in some of his preaching, although he denies the charges.
A 14-year-old boy has been run over and killed in the southern French city of Montpellier shortly after France's World Cup semi-final victory over Morocco.
The Atlantic Council in collaboration with the Afro-Sino Centre of Internal Relations (ASCIR) and the Institute of Chinese Studies (ICS) is set to launch a joint report on Global China in Africa: Documenting Indian Perspectives from Ghana on December 15, 2022.
The man who was recently shot and killed by the Sheriff’s deputies in Maryland, USA, for allegedly stabbing his parents and killing his father in the process, has been identified by the police as a Ghanaian.
Hundreds of children with special needs in Tanzania are set to enrol in boarding schools after the government reallocated money meant for independence day celebrations to build dormitories.
Nigeria’s central bank has limited weekly over-the-counter cash withdrawals by individuals and corporates to 100,000 Naira ($225; £186) and 500,000 Naira ($1,125; £928) respectively.
After days of speculation, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa looks set to fight calls for his resignation despite a damning report that found he could have covered up the theft of hundreds of thousands of dollars at his private game farm.
Global football icon Pele has been moved to palliative care as he has become unresponsive to chemotherapy in his battle with cancer, according to reports in his native Brazil.
Africa's longest-serving President and the world's longest-serving head of state, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea, has been re-elected for a sixth term as president of his country.
