For years, residents and road users of Bohyen-Aprepo have gone through hell having to ply the route due to a collapsed bridge linking two communities.

A court in Miami-Dade County, Florida, US, has struck out charges of credit card forgery, armed conspiracy and grand theft filed against Nigerian singer, Dammy Krane.

DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A mudslide which devastated Sierra Leone's capital Freetown this week, killing about 400 people and leaving more than 3,000 homeless, has raised questions about deforestation, urban planning and disaster preparedness in the West African nation.

BARCELONA (Reuters) - A manhunt was underway for the driver of a van that mowed through crowds of tourists on Barcelona's most famous avenue on Thursday, killing at least 13 people in an attack that was claimed by Islamic State.

Front pages: Friday, August 18, 2017

On board the Aquarius (AFP) - From the increasingly fraught trek through the Sahara to violence in Libya, asylum seekers rescued this week in the Mediterranean say the obstacles to reaching Europe are getting bigger. Jouma and Abdulhameed told AFP how they fled civil war and a humanitarian crisis that has ravaged South Sudan. Their fellow boa ...

In a joint initiative with District Assemblies to provide safe drinking water to multiple communities, Safe Water Network in collaboration with the Bodi District Assembly and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bodi Constituency have launched three water stations at Ahibenso, Kwasikrom and Suiano A.

The government says it will revamp the ailing post office business in the country to help create jobs for the teeming unemployed youth.

Some residents of Oshieye say they are living in constant fear after a clash between two feuding chieftaincy factions on Thursday led to the death of one person.

NAIROBI, Aug 18 (Reuters) - The following company announcements, scheduled economic indicators, debt and currency market moves and political events may affect African markets on Friday. - - - - - EVENTS: *RWANDA - President Paul Kagame to be sworn in for third term in office after winning elections earlier this month. *MAURITIUS - The central bank auctions 364-day Treasury bills worth a total 600 million rupees. GLOBAL MARKETS Asian stock investors joined a global retreat from r

The Youth for Human Rights Africa (YoHRA), has said that it will sue government at an international court over alleged police recklessness that has caused a young man to be paralysed.

The joint police and military anti-illegal mining taskforce, Operation Vanguard, has announced plans to extend operations into the night.

Innovative Teachers, an organisation that champions the interest of Ghanaian teachers, wants opposition to the proposal to license teachers through a professional examination to stop.

“All the money you’re ever going to have is currently in the hands of someone else’s” – Earl Nightingale.

An Indian company has launched a pickle flavoured condom.

Dr Valerie Sawyerr says she is undeterred by attacks on her after she took on former President Rawlings.

Humanity has a method for trying to prevent new technologies from getting out of hand: explore the possible negative consequences, involving all parties affected, and come to some agreement on ways to mitigate them.

A selection of the best photos from across Africa and of Africans this week.

Sound, lights and ACTION! The Chale Wote Festival, which started from on August 14, comes to an end this Sunday, August 20 2017.