Survivors tell the story of Nairobi's Westgate siege

A trial of a potential new vaccine against the Ebola virus is under way in Oxford.

Somalia's prime minister says members of the Somali militant Islamist group al-Shabab are responding to a government amnesty and have defected from the organisation.

The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank have pledged $300m in emergency aid for the three most affected countries in west Africa by the rapidly spreading Ebola virus. “The Ebola outbreak is a severe human, social and economic crisis that ...

Sir Bob Geldof speaks to members of the public and supporters of the 'Better Together' campaign from a raised stage in Trafalgar Square on September 15, 2014 in London. Dan Kitwood—Getty Images ...

WASHINGTON, Sept 17 (Reuters) - The No. 2 and 3 U.S. diplomats will hold bilateral talks with Iranian officials about Tehran's nuclear program on Wednesday and Thursday in New York, the U.S. State Department said. "Deputy Secretary of State William J.

Men who are bald at age 45 are more likely to develop aggressive prostate cancer compared with those who keep their hair, Daily Mail reports. US researchers found those who lose hair at the front of their heads and have moderate hair-thinning on the crown ...

At least 70 bodies have now been pulled from the rubble of a building owned by the popular Nigerian preacher TB Joshua which collapsed in Lagos on Friday.

Eleven people have been killed in an accident involving a minibus and a trailer on the Kintampo – Kumasi Road. According the District Police Commander of Kintampo, ASP Ahmed Abonor Atalata, the accident occcured when the driver of the minibus attempted overtaking a trailer. ASP Atalata told Citi News that  “the minibus was overtaking a ...

Ghanaians must brace themselves for an intensified load shedding exercise following Nigeria’s decision to cease the supply of gas to Ghana. A Daily Graphic report stated that the situation was caused by labour unrests in Nigeria. This means a shutdown of the Asogli Power plant which provides 180 megawatts of energy to the national electricity ...

The Ebola outbreak could have a catastrophic economic impact on three West African countries, the World Bank says.

Gunmen attack a teacher training college in the northern Nigerian city of Kano, with officials saying at least 15 people have been killed.

According to a long-term study, a few simple (and, perhaps, not-so-obvious) alterations in lifestyle can lead to longer, healthier lives. iStockPhoto. View Caption +. Being prudent doesn't necessarily just mean saving for a rainy day -- being concientious, ...

A group called Progressive Nationalist Forum, is advising Lauretta Vivian Lamptey,  the Commissioner for the Commission of Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), to resign from her position to redeem her image. According to the group, she has been “grossly incompetent when it comes to issues of corruption and human rights.” Ms Lamptey has been ...

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has maintained the policy rate 19 percent. The Policy rate indicates the rate at which commercial banks can borrow from the Central Bank. Prior to the announcement some economists had predicted that the committee will maintain the rate at 19 percent due to the coming on board of COCOBOD’s 1.7 billion dollars, the 1 billion Eurobond. Ongoing talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was also expected to have an impact on the rate. Featured

The Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Paul Afoko, has appealed to the rank and file of the party to help him unite all feuding factions within the party. Mr. Afoko and his General Secretary,  Kwabena Agyepong have both been under fire for taking unilateral decisions which according to some members, were not in the best interest ...