Africa

The finance minister drops a planned VAT increase after one party in the coalition government goes to court.

The 65-year-old suspect is also charged with visa fraud while seeking to become a US citizen in 2003.

However, it is not clear where the funding will come from, raising questions about where it is feasible.

People are trekking under “blistering” heat to escape “horrific circumstances”, the BBC is told.

Following the crackdown, some traders have resorted to selling their goods in secret, the BBC hears.

Despite having the world’s fastest-growing Catholic population, odds are against Africa producing the next pontiff.

A court argued Tidjane Thiam forfeited his Ivorian nationality when he became a French citizen in 1987.

An investigation has been launched into allegations against Gertrude Torkornoo, Ghana’s third female chief justice.

A lack of cash has forced the UN to halt live-saving aid to 650,000 women and children from May.

A scheme is offering female prisoners in West Africa an opportunity to earn a football coaching badge which could help them get a job after their release.