Traders in Ghana's capital Accra close their stores
Shop owners and businesses in the Ghanaian capital city Accra have stopped work in a three-day protest against the rising cost of living.
Store owners and businesses in the Ghanaian capital city Accra have shut up shop, as part of a three-day protest against the rising cost of living and economic crisis.
Somalia’s security forces have re-arrested Abdalle Ahmed Mumin, the secretary-general of the country's journalists’ union.
And Zimbabwe has become the first country in Africa to approve a long-acting injectable drug that prevents HIV transmission.
Photo: A man walks past closed shops in the central business area of Accra, Ghana. Credit: AFP.
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