Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo said on Monday the country had run out of excuses for failing to end poverty and corruption, 60 years after it became the first in sub-Saharan Africa to win independence from colonial rule.

Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo said on Monday the country had run out of excuses for failing to end poverty and corruption, 60 years after it became the first in sub-Saharan Africa to win independence from colonial rule.

Newly elected Assistant Democratic National Chair, Keith Ellison (L) and newly elected Democratic National Chair, Tom Perez speak with the press during the Democratic National Committee winter meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. Image by: CHRIS BERRY / ...

Newly elected Assistant Democratic National Chair, Keith Ellison (L) and newly elected Democratic National Chair, Tom Perez speak with the press during the Democratic National Committee winter meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. Image by: CHRIS BERRY / ...

President Jacob Zuma's last State of the Nation (SONA) address offered very little new from last year and is unlikely to boost business and investor confidence‚ desperately needed to re-energise the economy and property market.

Cancer is not an inescapable fate. But while prevention can save millions of lives much more cheaply than treatment, it remains an underfunded, much-neglected weapon in the anti-cancer arsenal, experts say.

Cancer is not an inescapable fate. But while prevention can save millions of lives much more cheaply than treatment, it remains an underfunded, much-neglected weapon in the anti-cancer arsenal, experts say.

Cancer is not an inescapable fate. But while prevention can save millions of lives much more cheaply than treatment, it remains an underfunded, much-neglected weapon in the anti-cancer arsenal, experts say.

Cancer is not an inescapable fate. But while prevention can save millions of lives much more cheaply than treatment, it remains an underfunded, much-neglected weapon in the anti-cancer arsenal, experts say.

Cancer is not an inescapable fate. But while prevention can save millions of lives much more cheaply than treatment, it remains an underfunded, much-neglected weapon in the anti-cancer arsenal, experts say.

King Mohammed VI has been criss-crossing Africa lobbying for support to rejoin the AU. Photo file. Image by: REUTERS / Reuters. Morocco has obtained the "unconditional support" of 42 members of the 54-strong African Union to rejoin the bloc at a summit ...

Egypt's national football team's Mohamed Aboutrika controls the ball during a training session in Cairo. File photo. Image by: AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI. Egypt has added Mohamed Aboutrika -- one of the most successful African footballers of his ...

Donald Trump has spent decades palling around in the celebrity world and once dreamed of a movie career. But, for his presidential inauguration, he is finding little love in return. Save & Share. Tweet · Email · Print. Related News. Trump wants 'great ...

Chelsea maintained their stranglehold on the Premier League by beating Sunderland 1-0 on Wednesday to register their 10th successive win and move six points clear at the top of the table. Save & Share. Tweet · Email · Print. Cesc Fabregas's first-half ...

A soldier stands as he guards the cortege carrying Cuba's former President Fidel Castro's ashes to a cemetery in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba December 4, 2016. Image by: REUTERS/Carlos Barria ...

A damaged vehicle is seen after a blast in the Kurdish-dominated southeastern city of Diyarbakir. File photo. Image by: SERTAC KAYAR / REUTERS. At least one person was killed and 30 injured in a powerful explosion outside a police building Friday in ...

While gender gaps in education as well as health and survival have nearly closed overall, the Swiss non-profit group said inequalities in economic participation and political empowerment remain "wide open" around the world. File photo. Image by: NEIL ...

Anti-gay US pastor Steven Anderson isn't bothered about being banned from South Africa, labelling the country as one of the most 'dangerous, wicked places in the world'. Save & Share. Tweet. Email · Print. According to the latest video posted on his ...

Olympic and Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius (C) leaves the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria September 12, 2014. South African Olympic and Paralympic athlete Pistorius will be sentenced on October 13 after being found guilty of culpable homicide ...

Nicole Kidman's father died in Singapore on Friday, the Australian magazine for which he wrote reported. Auction bid begins at R1,000 for Michael Jackson family treasures · Khloe Kardashian addresses French Montana split · Chris Brown denies ...