APA

Ghana’s former president John Dramani Mahama has been sued by a businessman over his bid to lead the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) into the 2020 general elections.

Ghana now has 16 regions following announcements of capitals of the newly created regions by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo on Friday.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed a Special Cabinet Committee to deliver daily reports to him on the action needed to secure South Africa’s energy supply, the presidency has said.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday appointed Major General Mehari Zewde of Ethiopia as force commander of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA).

Former Mozambican Finance minister Manuel Chang has been denied bail by the Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg, for doing so would undermine South Africa’s criminal system, Magistrate Sagra Subroyen ruled on Friday.

Ethiopia and Kenya through their joint border commission have agreed to establish a peace committee to resolve issues that could disturb peace and security of residents in border areas, the Foreign Affairs ministry in Addis Ababa disclosed on Saturday in a statement.

Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections to February 23 due to what it called logistical problems.

Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio’s campaign for a clean country has received a major boost with the donation of 200 garbage collection trucks from the Chinese government.

The Prime Minister of eSwatini, Ambrose Dlamini on Friday launched an Automation Trading System to be used in recruiting 100, 000 people into the stock exchange.

The Sierra Leone government has annulled a contract with the Transportand Ports Management Systems – West Africa and the Global Transport and Maritime Solution which operated the country’s Cargo Tracking Notes (CTN) system.