For all Amoako Boafo's head-turning success, he is a reluctant interviewee. Not yet 40, he has had his canvases displayed in the galleries of the mega-dealer Larry Gagosian, who has hailed him as "the future of portraiture".
The Gabonese government says the African Development Bank (AfDB) has lifted financial sanctions imposed on the country following the removal of President Ali Bongo in a coup in August.
Colombian-born Liverpool footballer Luis Díaz's father has been released by the left-wing guerrillas who kidnapped him 13 days ago, police sources and local media say.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has reiterated its commitment to continue supporting Ghana to build a strong resilient health system to effectively respond to health emergencies and ensure the continuity of essential health services as part of efforts to achieve universal health coverage.
A man has been shot dead in Nigeria’s north-eastern Bauchi state while a so-called bullet-proof charm – or “gun medicine” – was being tested on him by a traditional healer, police spokesman Ahmed Wakil has said.
A year out, and all the indications are that the 2024 election will be a re-run of 2020 but with the roles reversed - Donald Trump taking on the president, Joe Biden.
Guinea's former military ruler, Moussa Dadis Camara, is back in custody, his lawyer says, denying Camara was a willing participant in an earlier armed jailbreak that he described as a kidnapping by force.
US investment could help African countries make the most of its critical minerals and industrialise their economies, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has said.
