Ghana 39;s former president John Mahama has scored a landslide primary victory to become the opposition candidate in the West African country 39;s 2020 elections. Mahama was the overwhelming favourite among seven candidates, winning 95 percent of 213,487 votes cast on Saturday, making him the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress ...

Britain 39;s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan on Sunday met with Moroccan schoolgirls at the foothills of the High Atlas mountains, during their last official foreign tour before becoming parents. Clutching British and Moroccan flags, the teenagers lined up to meet the royal couple during their visit to the town of Asni south of the touris ...

European and Arab leaders on Sunday opened their first summit in a bid to bolster cooperation as EU President Donald Tusk said neighbours should not leave it to powers far from our region , alluding to China and Russia. Host Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi painted a bleak picture for a region hit by wars and terrorism as he appea ...

Burkina Faso 39;s armed forces killed around 30 suspected militants last week in an land and air operation against jihadist groups operating in the east of the country, the military said on Sunday. Burkina Faso, part of a joint French-led military campaign against jihadists in the Sahel, is on the frontline of the Islamist militant insurge ...

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe on Sunday urged partners to commit to stand with Paris in driving back jihadi violence in the Sahel. We require everyone 39;s commitment to progress towards durable stabilisation. Nobody can boast of being able to do without the backing of others, Philippe said, citing a Malian proverb at his troop ...

Fast bowlers Lungi Ngidi and uncapped Anrich Nortje were named in a 14-man South African squad on Sunday for the first three of five one-day internationals against Sri Lanka. Veteran batsman Hashim Amla was not included for the start of South Africa 39;s last series before the Cricket World Cup in England from May to July ldquo;but select ...

European and Arab leaders gather Sunday for their first summit aimed at stepping up cooperation on trade, security and migration while the EU-Brexit stalemate looms on the sidelines. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi hosted last-minute preparatory meetings with the European Union before he opens the two-day summit at 5:00 pm (1500 GMT ...

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe on Sunday urged partners to stand with Paris in driving back jihadi violence in the Sahel. France, with troops on the ground in the region, is backing a 5,000-man joint mission among the five-nation G5 Sahel force on the front line: Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Chad. We require everyo ...

At a security exhibition in Morocco tech companies pushed to convince African officials that their state-of-the-art surveillance tools are the key to stability and development. The ASEC Expo in Rabat, billed by organisers as the first of its kind on the continent, last week brought together firms from across the world looking to conquer new ...

Africa 39;s largest film festival, Fespaco, celebrates its 50th birthday on Saturday as the biennial event kicks off with an opening ceremony at Ouagadougou 39;s municipal stadium. Some 160 films from across the continent are set to be screened over the next week with 20 movies competing for the prestigious l 39; Eacute;talon d 3 ...

Misfiring CAF Confederation Cup top group seeds Etoile Sahel, Raja Casablanca and Zamalek will have home advantage Sunday when seeking their first mini-league victories. Etoile have won the African version of the UEFA Europa League twice, Raja are the trophy-holders and Zamalek can boast of nine CAF titles. But the north African trio ha ...

The fight against jihadists in Africa 39;s Sahel region is achieving results , France 39;s prime minister said in Mali on Saturday, two days after French forces killed a top extremist leader. The anti-terrorist struggle in the Sahel requires determination, endurance and humility. We are faced with a hard fight, Edouard Philippe told re ...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, February 22, 2019 (ECA) ndash; A delegation from the Government of Uruguay on Friday met with the Economic Commission for Africa rsquo;s Deputy Executive Secretary, Giovanie Biha, and discussed ways through which the think tank and Uruguay can work together so African countries can learn from the South American country r ...

The Court of Arbitration for Sport said Friday that it will deliver by March 26 a decision in the controversial case pitting South African double Olympic champion Caster Semenya against the IAAF. Semenya is challenging proposals by the International Association of Athletics Federations that aim to restrict female athletes' testosterone levels. ...

The United States said Friday it will refuse visas to the Democratic Republic of Congo's election chief and top judge on charges that they undermined long-awaited presidential polls. Washington said it wanted to send a clear signal of the need for accountability in the conflict-torn nation but stressed that it will still work with the controvers ...

French forces have killed a top al-Qaeda commander, Yahya Abou El Hamame, described as the mastermind and financer of several jihadist attacks, in an operation in northern Mali, according to the Defence Ministry. The removal of a prominent leader helps to dismantle the networks and disrupt terrorist activities in the region, Defence Minis ...

French forces have killed a top jihadist leader, Yahya Abou El Hamame, in an operation in Mali, Defence Minister Florence Parly said Friday. The Algerian, a commander in Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), was reputedly responsible for kidnapping a number of Westerners in North and West Africa. A ministry statement issued in Paris s ...

European and Arab leaders are to hold their first summit Sunday, in what the top EU diplomat sees as a chance to boost cooperation across a troubled Mediterranean region. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will host the two-day summit in Egypt 39;s Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh to discuss topics like security, trade, development and migrat ...

More than 150,000 children are not going to school in Burkina Faso because of the threat of jihadist violence, the education minster has said, warning of a deteriorating situation in the West African nation. More than 1,100 schools have been forced to close or temporarily shutdown due to assaults and threats by radical Islamists, Stanisla ...

The family of a London teenager who joined the Islamic State group in Syria said Friday it would challenge the British government 39;s decision to revoke her citizenship. Shamima Begum travelled to Syria in 2015 aged just 15 but has now fled the crumbling caliphate and says she wants to come home, after giving birth in a refugee camp las ...