Some economies, such as Ghana, South Africa and Angola — with ballooning debt and high exposure to global markets — will be most vulnerable to the Fed's rate hike, analysts said.
Ghana’s Air Force is close to concluding predelivery negotiations with Brazil's Embraer Defense to acquire additional Super Tucano turboprop-powered aircraft.
The trip, during which the Chinese president will co-chair a summit with African nations, comes at a time when the Asian giant's investment in the continent is dropping.
The third India-Africa Forum Summit kicked off in New Delhi Monday, as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought to highlight the nation's “strong emotional link” with Africa.
Multiplex owners say they won't show "Beasts of No Nation" because of Netflix's plan to violate a traditional 90-day window between a film's theatrical and TV premieres.
Twenty nations most vulnerable to climate change have joined to form the "V20" group, and urged immediate action on a "fundamental human rights issue."
"We will try to get to the bottom of it and prosecute the companies or those persons, who are involved," said Nigeria's president.
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has been criticized for taking his time to appoint a cabinet, which remains largely unfilled.
All of the 244 foreign nationals taken into custody during the sweep had prior criminal convictions, with 56 percent having felony convictions.
Ghanaian officials say the Islamic State has recruited two students and targeted universities in the country.
Prosecutors said that Scott Stammers was involved in scheme to transport nearly-pure methamphetamine from North Korea on two different occasions, in 2012 and 2013.
Targeted killings and widespread neglect of an ethnic group in the African country is fueling a violent movement that could spread across the region.
Ghana has been managing Nigeria's airspace over the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa since 1945.
The kidnapping took place in an ISIS stronghold southeast of the city of Sirte, Libya, said a resident, who asked not to be named.
Bobbi Kristina's cousin has been praying for her recovery since she was found unresponsive in a bathtub at her home on Jan.31.
Human Rights Watch has found several thousand child laborers working in gold mines in Ghana, one of the world's largest producers.
The United Nations has closed the Ebola response center in Ghana as the outbreak fades.
The Chinese Football Association has described Hong Kong's team as being made up of people “with black skin, yellow skin and white skin.”
The continent has experienced a massive increase in cell phone users, but the infrastructure needs to be there.
Iceland and Norway are the only two nations that openly defy a global whaling ban.
As the rain continued Thursday, the crisis was compounded when dozens of people seeking shelter at a gas station in central Accra where caught in an explosion.
Initial signs suggested the fire started by accident, according to a fire brigade spokesman.