Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo wins re-election with 51.59% of vote

By Reuters,

Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has won re-election with 51.59% of the vote, beating his predecessor and old rival John Mahama, results from the e...

ghana elections , Nana Akufo-Addo

Ghana votes as candidates pitch route out of economic crisis

By Reuters,

Ghanaians vote in elections on Monday in which President Nana Akufo-Addo and former president John Mahama offer rival promises to help the economy reb...

akufo addo , Ghana , Mahama

Senegal postpones school restart after teachers test positive for coronavirus

By Reuters,

Senegal has postponed the restart of schools until further notice after several teachers tested positive for the new coronavirus, the education minist...

coronavirus , Senegal

With 110,000 people tested, Ghana says ‘test and trace’ has helped avoid explosion in cases

By Reuters,

A rigorous programme of testing for coronavirus and tracing the contacts of those found positive has helped Ghana avoid an explosion in cases that cou...

coronavirus , Ghana

How to make peanut butter with 2 ingredients

By Girlie Kendi,

Ever wondered how to make peanut butter from the comfort of your home? All you need is only 3 ingredients: peanuts, honey and oil. Ingredients ...

Peanut butter

The wildcat gold miners who get rich sick in Ghana

By Reuters,

A few years after coming as a teenager to this town in Ghana to prospect for gold, Yaw Ngoha had made enough cash to marry his sweetheart and build a ...

Ghana , Gold Mining

After years of losses, world’s forests ‘in emergency room’

By VOA,

The world lost 12 million hectares (30 million acres) of tropical tree cover last year, the equivalent of 30 soccer pitches a minute, researchers said...

Tropical tree

One year on, Africa free trade deal nears reality

By Reuters,

Almost a year after the formal launch of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the plan is inching toward the 22-country threshold needed ...

African Free Trade Deal

Ivorian president does not rule out running for third term in 2020

By Reuters,

Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara on Saturday did not rule out competing in next year’s presidential election, amid speculation that he plans to s...

Henri Konan Bedie , Laurent Gbagbo , President Alassane Ouattara

Venezuela murder rate dips, partly due to migration: monitoring group

By Reuters,

The murder rate in Venezuela, one of the world’s highest-crime countries, dipped in 2018 as some criminals apparently joined millions of law-abiding...

Experts: Millions invested but gold mining ‘under-exploited’ in West Africa

By VOA,

Mining companies have invested at least $5 billion towards gold exploration in West Africa in the last decade but significant reserves are under-explo...

Endeavour Mining , Ivory Coast , Kadjo Kouame , Mining , west africa , World Trade Council

Cameroon candidate Kamto declares victory, ruling party denies

By Reuters,

Cameroon opposition candidate Maurice Kamto declared victory in Sunday’s presidential election, but incumbent President Paul Biya’s party dismisse...

Cameroon , Cameroon Government Spokesman

Ivory Coast’s Ouattara to name new government on Tuesday

By Reuters,

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara plans to name a new government on Tuesday after dissolving its predecessor because of a row within his ruling ...

Amadou Gon Coulibaly , Henri Konan Bedie , Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara , RDR party

Ghana suspends officials over Commonwealth visa debacle

By AFP,

Ghana president Nana Akufo-Addo suspended two sports officials on Thursday following the arrest of 60 Ghanaians posing as journalists who tried to ill...

Commonwealth Games , Ghana , Gold Coast 2018 , Nana Akufo-Addo

Ivory Coast becomes latest African country to adopt Senate system

By Reuters,

Ivory Coast has inaugurated its first Senate which the opposition says will tighten President Alassane Ouattara's grip on power. The upper House to...

Alassane Ouattara , Ivory Coast Senate , Laurent Gbagbo

Is chocolate good or bad for health?

By CNN,

Who doesn't love chocolate? Even if it's not your favorite sweet treat, you can probably agree that the confection conjures thoughts of love, pleasure...

Teens who filmed drowning could face charges

By CNN,

Five teenagers who taunted a drowning man while recording his death from afar may face criminal charges, a Florida police chief said Friday. Cocoa ...

7 Drown in Diani , drowning incident , KCSE candidate drowns in Mombasa , overweight teens , Sleep deprived teens

Chocolate company unveils campaign to defend market share

By Disney Maloba,

 Cadbury Kenya Limited, a leading confectionery firm has unveiled an integrated market campaign to support customers in consumption of Dairy Milk cho...

Falling Cocoa Prices Threaten Child Labor Spike in Ghana, Ivory Coast

By VOA,

A drop in global cocoa prices threatens to undermine efforts to stamp out child labor in Ghana and Ivory Coast, the world's two biggest growers, as fa...

Cocoa , cocoa crop , Cocoa farmers , Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo Denies Charges At The Hague , Ghana’s Minister for trade and Industry Dr. Ekwow Spio- Garbrah , Ivory Coast evicts thousands of cocoa farmers to save forests

Slave-free chocolate: a not-so-guilty pleasure

By CNN,

From its base in the Dutch capital of Amsterdam, a confectionery company is doing its bit to fight modern-day slavery. It's unconventional weap...