Ghana star midfielder Michael Essien was top of the match for Real Madrid as they played a pulsating one-all stalemate with Barcelona in the Coppa del Rey on Wednesday night.

Swiss side Sion are interested in securing a loan deal for Ishmael Yartey to help their title charge.

Burkina Faso goalkeeper Soulama Abdoulaye has recounted a memorable day in his career which happened at the on-going Africa Cup of Nations.

The UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) recorded a growth of 4% in international tourist arrivals during 2012. According to its World Tourism Barometer released January 28, 2013, the UNWTO said tourist arrivals reached a historic 1.035 billion globally last year …

Global foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows dipped by 18% in 2012, the United Nations has said. The year 2012 recorded $1.3 trillion FDIs as against $1.6 trillion registered in 2011, according to an investment report published January 24, 2013 by …

Accra, Ghana’s capital, has emerged as the number one African city with the highest economic growth potential over the next five years, according to the MasterCard African Cities Growth Index released January 29, 2013. Accra is ahead of Johannesburg in …

The new Ministers taking their oath of office President John Dramani Mahama has appealed to the newly sworn-in ministers to treat people they would be serving with respect and dignity to justify their nomination and approval as Ministers. “Do not …

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Press TVTwo passenger trains collide in South Africa, 20 injuredPress TVTwenty people have been injured in an incident where two passenger trains collided near the city of Pretoria in South Africa, railway authorities say. The incident took place on Thursday morning on the line between Cor Delfos and Saulsville, near Pretoria.and more »

The Malian president announced plans to hold elections by July as French-led troops battled Islamists in the last major northern town under militant control.

For 30 years Peggy Bartels was a secretary in Washington DC. Then she got a phone call asking her to take over from her uncle as king of a Ghanaian village, ruling over 7,000 people.

The renewed bloodshed and defiant protests in Egypt prompts a provocative question: Could Egypt really collapse?

BBC NewsTrain driver critically injured in Pretoria crashMail & Guardian OnlineA Metrorail train driver has been critically injured after two passenger trains collided in Pretoria. A train driver has been left in a critical condition after a crash in Pretoria. (Gallo). Click here. A helicopter airlifted the driver to a nearby hospital at 9am on Thursday ...Two passenger trains collide in South Africa, 20 injuredPress TVall 23 news articles »