President

Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo has on Monday became the world's first recipient of a coronavirus vaccine from Covax, a global scheme to procure and distribute inoculations for free for poorer countries. Richer countries have surged…

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has met with visiting senior Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi. Yang, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs…

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune made a partial cabinet reshuffle, and signed a decree to dissolve the National People's Assembly (lower house of Parliament). Tebboune signed a decree to partially reshuffle the cabinet, noting…

Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi has appointed Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde as Prime Minister on Monday. Mr. Sama Lukonde Kyenge, 43, was until Monday the General Director of the state mining company Gécamines (General Quarries and…

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) Moussa Faki Mahamat discussed, preparations for the upcoming AU Summit, dispute about Ethiopia's Nile dam and recent developments in the…

Ghana’s longest-serving leader, ex-President Jerry John Rawlings will be laid to rest Wednesday. The remains of Mr Rawlings have been lying in state since Monday. The general public and dignitaries have taken the opportunity to pay their…

Ghanaian former president John Jerry Rawlings has been laid in state at the Accra International conference centre. Ghanaians and sympathizers as well as invited dignitaries will get the opportunity to file past the body to pay their last…

The Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadera officially begun a second term in office mired in huge controversy and conflict. President Faustin-Archange Touadera's election victory which was confirmed on Monday…

Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera has declared a state of national disaster in all the country's 28 districts as COVID-19 takes its toll on Malawians with over 2,000 new cases recorded and at least 50 people dead since 1st January. The…

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has returned home after a two-month stay in Germany, where he was treated with Covid-19, ending a long period of uncertainty in a country facing a health, political and economic crisis. Tebboune…