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More than 110 million Chinese-made condoms are seized in Ghana after laboratory tests revealed they had holes and burst easily.

Ghana's electoral authorities said incumbent leader John Dramani Mahama won a new term as president in the West African state in an election the opposition said was marred by tampering.

A cargo jet slammed into a minibus at Ghana's Accra airport on Saturday after overshooting the runway on landing, killing at least 10 people, according to a Reuters witness and an aviation official.

Victories - and defeats - don't come any tougher than this. Not the shot kicked away at the goal line. Not the block ruled a handball an instant later as extra time ticked to a close. Not the subsequent penalty kick that sure-footed Asamoah Gyan sent bouncing straight up off the crossbar.

Grim-faced American players filed by one by one on their way out of Royal Bafokeng Stadium. Their World Cup was over...

In his first visit to sub-Saharan Africa since taking office, President Barack Obama is seeking to lift up the continent of his ancestors — while keeping its emotions in check.

President Obama is wrapping up excruciatingly detailed G-8 talks on economic and environmental challenges and turning to some ...

Barack Obama will visit Africa for the first time since being sworn in as the first black U.S. president when he travels to Ghana in July, a trip many Africans hope will herald powerful help for their poor continent.