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Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has warned ministers against dozing off during meetings, attributing their lack of attentiveness to "indulgence" and an absence of self-control."In...

West African neighbours Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have announced a new 0.5% levy on imported goods as they seek to fund a new...

Nigerian music star Wizkid has again deleted all posts from his Instagram account, leaving his 18 million followers in suspense.The unexpected move, which happened...

Three Chinese nationals suspected of being kidnapped off Ghana's coast are safe, China's foreign ministry said Monday, without giving details.Ghanaian authorities said Saturday they...

Recruitment agents who scam foreign nationals applying to work in the UK care sector have been exposed by BBC secret filming.One of the rogue...

Nigerian police said on Saturday they had come under intense gunfire a day earlier in a neighbourhood of the capital, Abuja, during clashes between...

More than 150 have been confirmed dead in a powerful earthquake that struck Thailand and Myanmar this morning, destroying buildings, a bridge and a dam. At least 144 people had...

A man in Uttar Pradesh's Sant Kabir Nagar district, India, has stunned many by arranging his wife’s marriage to her lover after discovering their...

President Donald Trump has announced new import taxes of 25% on cars and car parts coming into the US. Trump said the latest tariffs would...

Two French Air Force jets have collided mid-air while rehearsing a stunt near the Saint-Dizier airbase in eastern France. The crash occurred on the afternoon...

Suspected Islamist fighters launched a coordinated attack on an army base and a military outpost in Nigeria's northeastern Borno State, killing at least 16...

Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa acted to consolidate his hold on power with Tuesday's dismissal of a senior general, political analysts say, amid growing fears...

A 37-year-old woman, Linda Stephen, has approached a Customary Court seeking a divorce from her husband, Felix Stephen, citing his excessive sexual demands and...

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that aims to overhaul US federal elections, including by requiring voters to show proof of...

A mother in northern Nigeria is visibly upset as she clutches her two-year-old child, who has burns and discoloured skin on his face and...

Ghana and Morocco have reached a significant agreement to implement a visa waiver for all categories of travelers from both nations. Minister for Foreign Affairs,...

Ghana’s Vice President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has described the inauguration of Namibia’s first female president, H.E. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, as a powerful testament to...

US President Donald Trump has revoked security clearances from his previously defeated Democratic election rivals, Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton, as well as a...

Dozens of passengers on a bus in Ethiopia have been abducted by armed men in the country's largest region, Oromia, as they were travelling...

Dangote Refinery has announced a temporary suspension of petroleum product sales in naira, citing the need to align its sales currency with its crude...

If you feel like your teen is a mystery, new data may help give you a better look inside their world.While teen boys and...

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu declared a state of emergency on Tuesday in oil-producing Rivers State and suspended the state governor, his deputy and all...

The Trump administration's decision to pause U.S. foreign aid has "substantially disrupted" the supply of HIV treatments in eight countries, which could soon run...

A 21 year old man in New York has been cured of sickle cell anemia following treatment with a pioneering gene therapy, according to...

The Trump administration is considering issuing sweeping travel restrictions for the citizens of dozens of countries as part of a new ban.This is according...

The Vatican has released the first image of Pope Francis since he was admitted to hospital a month ago.The photo shows the pontiff sitting...

When my mother told me at the age of 16 that we were going from the UK to Ghana for the summer holidays, I...

At least 51 people have been killed and more than 100 injured in a nightclub fire in North Macedonia, officials say.The blaze is said...

A newlywed couple, Dozie and Joan Okoye, have died in a gas explosion on the Otedola Bridge along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The couple, who reportedly...

A British man has been killed in a hit-and-run incident involving a vehicle in the motorcade of Kenyan President William Ruto.The man, who has...

A United Nations judge has been convicted of forcing a young woman to work as a slave.Prosecutors said Lydia Mugambe "took advantage of her...

Ghana’s Special Envoy to the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), Larry Gbevlo-Lartey said President John Mahama has successfully resolved the disruptions caused by the...

Dozens of passengers were forced to stand on the wing of an American Airlines plane at Denver International Airport after evacuating the aircraft Thursday...

Ineos Automotive, the vehicle maker owned by multi-billionaire businessman and Manchester United co-owner, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, has recalled more than 7,000 of its sport...

Tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump on imports of steel and aluminium have taken effect in a move that will likely escalate tensions...

The long-awaited trial of medical staff who treated the late Argentine football legend Diego Maradona has started in the capital, Buenos Aires.Maradona was convalescing...

Big Brother Naija Lockdown second runner-up, Rebecca Nengi Hampson, has welcomed a baby girl. Sharing the news on Instagram, Nengi announced that she gave birth...

A 10-year-old Indiana boy was crushed to death after his foster mother, who weighed 340 pounds, allegedly sat on him for several minutes because...

The vast majority of the US Agency for International Development's (USAID) programmes have been terminated following a six-week review, Secretary of State Marco Rubio...

Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it recovered nearly $500 million in proceeds of crime last year and secured more than 4,000...