A deadly attack by Boko Haram in the northeast of Nigeria killed at least 16 people, including children who were playing football in a field, local militia said on Wednesday.

Top cocoa producers Ivory Coast and Ghana need to control supplies and join forces with other producing countries if they want to achieve higher prices, the head of the International Cocoa Organisation (ICCO) said.

At least 13 people have been killed in two attacks in the violence-hit eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to local officials and a monitor.

Nearly 5,000 cases of the disease have been recorded among hundreds of thousands of displaced persons forced to abandon their homes and seek refuge with relatives or in camps.

Ghana’s receipt today, February 24, 2021, of a coronavirus vaccine consignment has been hailed across the continent and beyond.

With over 200 million population according to the United Nations (UN) population index, Nigeria is faced with numerous challenges among which is the stability of electricity.

Kenya’s Debra Mallowah has been appointed as the new Vice president for Coca Cola’s East and Central African franchise, effective February 15, 2021.

Water levels have risen again at some landing sites on Lake Victoria’s shoreline causing panic among fishermen who had started returning to their homes.

Rwandan Hutu rebels denied allegations they were behind the killing of the Italian ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and instead accused the armies of the DRC and Rwanda of responsibility.