HomeWorld

World

Waiting times for UK visas are coming down – British High Commissioner

JoyNews/AdomNews · ‘Waiting times for UK visas are coming down’ – Harriet Thompson The British High Commissioner to Ghana, Harriet Thompson, says the waiting times...

George Foreman: 2 women file lawsuits after accusing boxing champion of sexual abuse in 1970s

Two women have filed lawsuits in the United States after accusing ex-heavyweight world champion George Foreman of sexual abuse in the 1970s. The women say...

Niger begins making artificial rain to curb drought

Niger has deployed rainmaking technology aimed at alleviating the effects of drought in the country, weather authorities said Thursday. The desert country has faced a...

Man diagnosed with monkeypox, HIV, and Covid-19

A man, who tested positive for COVID-19, broke out in a rash later that day. Tests revealed he also had monkeypox and HIV, according...

I can’t help my starving Ethiopian family – WHO boss

The World Health Organization (WHO) boss, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, has lamented being unable to send money to his "starving" relatives in Ethiopia's war-torn Tigray...

Kenya Airways missing $28m in forex payments

Kenya’s national airline has told the BBC the amount of money it is trying to repatriate from Ethiopia, Malawi and Nigeria is $28m (£24m). Kenya...

Macron urges ties with Algeria beyond painful past

French President Emmanuel Macron has said during a visit to Algeria that the two countries should move beyond their painful shared history and look...

17-year-old sets new record for flying solo across the globe

A 17-year-old pilot became the youngest person to fly solo around the world in a small aircraft after he landed on Wednesday in Bulgaria,...

Minister’s son fined for ramming cars

The son of a Tanzanian state minister has been fined after he was accused of ramming cars last week and allegedly bragging about his...

Father arrested after his young son drove to school

A nine-year-old in school uniform was stopped by police in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, while driving to school with his father in the front passenger...

Hijab-wearing women ‘facing discrimination’ in Egypt

A BBC investigation has found evidence that some businesses in Egypt are discriminating against women wearing the hijab.  It suggests a major property developer is...

Hijab-wearing women ‘facing discrimination’ in Egypt

A BBC investigation has found evidence that some businesses in Egypt are discriminating against women wearing the hijab.  It suggests a major property developer is...

FDA Ghana’s lab first to attain WHO prequalification in the ECOWAS sub-region

The Drugs Laboratory at the Centre for Laboratory Services and Research (CLSR) of the Ghana Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has been awarded a...

Inusah Fuseini’s son speaks on fraud charges

Abdul Inusah, son of former Tamale Central Member of Parliament (MP), Inusah Fuseini, has broken his silence on fraud and money laundering charges against...

Ukraine war: Russian strike on rail station kills 22

A Russian rocket strike on a Ukrainian train station has killed 22 people, Ukraine says, on the day marking six months since Moscow's invasion...

Apple users in Ghana to pay more for apps starting this week

Users of Apple devices in Ghana are to brace themselves for changes in their online lifestyle. Spending on their iOS applications through the app store...

Inusah Fuseini breaks silence on son’s fraud, money laundering charges

Former Tamale Central Member of Parliament (MP), Inusah Fuseini, has confirmed fraud and money laundering charges against his son, Abdul Inusah in the United...

US court charges Inusah Fuseini’s son with fraud and money laundering

The son of former Tamale Central MP, Inusah Fuseini, has been charged by a United States court with fraud and money laundering. Evidence at trial...

US to return $23m loot of Nigerian ex-military ruler Sani Abacha

The US has agreed to return another instalment of $23m (£19m) to Nigeria – part of money allegedly looted and stashed abroad by former...

Official sacked over social media posts

A Tanzanian government employee has been sacked for opposing the introduction of charges for mobile money transfers on social media. Jonas Afumwisye, a regional manager...

Meghan Markle, Prince Harry’s son saved from house fire

Meghan Markle has detailed how Prince Harry's son Archie and her good self narrowly escaped a fire in his bedroom on the their royal...

South Africa faces shutdown amid nationwide strike

Thousands of people across South Africa are taking part in a national strike in protest at the rising cost of living. Two of the country's...

Uganda set to provide free Wi-Fi hotspots countrywide

Uganda is set to install 2,000 Wi-Fi hotspots across the country in a new project aimed at improving internet connectivity. The internet will be used...

Passenger dies in Nairobi-bound flight

A Kenya Airways plane flying from New York to Nairobi had to be diverted to Morocco after a passenger was taken ill and then...

Ex PM to serve 12-year term in jail

Malaysia former Prime Minister Najib Razak has been sent to jail to begin serving a 12-year sentence, after the top court rejected his appeal. The...

Company orders employees to eat raw eggs as punishment

A Chinese company has sparked controversy online after it was reported that it forces employees to eat raw eggs as punishment for not meeting...

Attempted attack on Kenya electoral body staff foiled

Kenya's electoral body has revealed that there was an attempt to attack its personnel who were preparing responses to presidential election petitions. The Independent Electoral...

Unknown gunman shoot girl, 9, dead at home

A nine-year-old girl has been shot dead in her own home by an unknown gunman who remains on the loose. Merseyside Police officers descended on Kotty Ash, Liverpool,...

Delta Airlines’ plane banned from flights to Accra

The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has temporarily banned Delta Air Lines' plane with registration N195DN, from flying to Ghana. This comes on the...

Trump sues justice department over search

Former US President Donald Trump has asked a judge to freeze the justice department's investigation of files seized from his Mar-a-Lago home. In a lawsuit,...

Kenya election official dies in unclear circumstances

A Kenyan election official who was in charge of a constituency in the just concluded elections collapsed and died on Monday. Geoffrey Gitobu was at...

Officers charged over bride’s arrest at wedding

Uganda’s police have charged four of its officers who stormed a wedding reception over the weekend and arrested the bride over a theft charge. The...

Vladimir Putin’s spiritual guru holds head in hands as bomb ‘meant for him’ kills daughter

A video has emerged showing Putin's spiritual guru at the scene of a car bomb explosion that killed his daughter - but was "meant...

Deserted town where an underground fire has been burning for more than 60 years

An underground fire that has continually been burning for decades in an American town has forced most of its inhabitants to move out. Centralia in...

Horror as bully dog tears chunk of flesh from girl’s legs and arms

A teenage girl was left suffering nightmares and afraid to go outside after a dog mauled her all over her body and tore chunks...

Somali PM vows action after deadly hotel siege

Somali Prime Minister Hamsa Abdi Barre has pledged to hold accountable officials who failed to prevent the deadly al-Shabab attack on Hayat Hotel in...

Man divorces his wife for refusing to change her surname to his

A man has divorced his wife after she refused to remove her father's name and replace it with his surname in all her documents...

NASA’s James Webb Telescope reveals astonishing new picture of planet Jupiter

Nasa’s James Webb Space Telescope has revealed astonishing new pictures of Jupiter. The images show our near neighbourhood in precise detail, and scientists help that it...

12 die from suspected alcohol poisoning

Police in north-western Uganda are investigating the deaths of a dozen people who are suspected to have consumed a locally manufactured gin. The deaths are...

Former Tunisian minister stages protest at airport

A former Tunisian minister has for the last eight days staged a protest at the country's main airport, Tunis cartage airport, after he was...