Africa

At least 17 children have died in a fire at an Islamic school in northern Nigeria, officials say.Several other pupils were injured and rushed...

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has reaffirmed his country’s commitment to deepening economic and trade relations with Ghana after a phone call with President...

A bizarre scene unfolded in Mbare when a commercial sex worker confiscated a coffin worth $60 from a hardware shop as compensation for an...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has officially acknowledged the withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger from the regional body.A press...

Rebels of the M23 movement say they have taken control of the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo's east.Residents shared videos...

More than 100 dead dolphins have been found on the coast of Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region, with officials yet to establish what caused their...

Police in Kenya have arrested a man carrying a mutilated corpse in his backpack, which he reportedly said belonged to his 19-year-old wife.Officers came...

For more than 50 years, one family has dedicated itself to caring for the biggest graveyard in Nigeria's northern city of Kaduna - much...

The first wife of South Africa's Zulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini has failed in her legal attempt to halt his plans to take a third...

South Africa's police have launched a manhunt for an alleged "kingpin", who is accused of controlling operations at an abandoned gold mine where 78...

Tanzania's president has announced an outbreak of Marburg virus, an Ebola-like virus, just a week after her health minister denied that there were any...

The Catholic Diocese of Warri has suspended Rev. Fr. Daniel Okanatotor Oghenerukevwe from the priesthood following his reported marriage in the United States.This was...

President John Dramani Mahama visited Ghanaian troops with the ECOWAS Mission in The Gambia (ECOMIG) on Friday, January 17, 2025, during his first international...

In the Republic of Togo, a highly anticipated trial of financial companies accused of fraud and money laundering began on Wednesday, January 15, in...

Patricia Masithela, a 27-year-old originally from Nigeria, met a horrific fate when she was mauled to death by a pack of starving dogs in...

At least 78 dead bodies have been pulled from an illegal gold mine in South Africa where police cut off food and water supplies...

Israel and Hamas have agreed a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal following 15 months of war, mediators Qatar and the US say. Qatari Prime...

Burkina Faso’s Head of State, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has banned the use of British and French colonial-style wigs by judges, marking a significant move...

Mozambique has sworn in its new parliament with the streets of the capital largely deserted after the opposition leader called for a strike to...

Sierra Leone has declared a public health emergency after two cases of mpox were reported.The West African country’s health minister announced the move on Monday...

Nigerians on social media are mourning the death of a woman who was allegedly beheaded by a man reported to be her boyfriend in...

The South African government has launched a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine in the country’s North West province, where at least 109...

The Federal Government has confirmed an outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), commonly known as bird flu, in Kano State, affecting various bird...

Disturbing videos have emerged showing the dire situation at a disused gold mine in South Africa where scores of illegal miners have reportedly been...

Ugandan military prosecutors on Monday added a charge of "treachery" - which carries the death penalty - to the list of violations of military...

African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat has called on African governments to make agriculture a real priority sector as leaders on the continent...

Canadian miner Barrick Gold said it will have to suspend mining operations in Mali after the government seized gold stocks from the company's Loulo-Gounkoto...

Five suspects, including the grandson of former South African president, Nelson Mandela, were arrested following the recovery of a hijacked Uber vehicle at Mandela's...

A South African woman, Phindiswa Toshi Mpomposhe was stabbed to death by her boyfriend, Mkhuseli Ludidi.Advocacy group Women For Change issued a statement on...

Close to $53m (£43m) in alleged illicit funds recovered from Nigeria's former oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke among others will be used to fund public...

Gunmen attempted to storm the presidential complex in Chad’s capital N’Djamena on Wednesday, sparking a battle that left 18 attackers and one security personnel...

Francis Ahovi, a Security analyst and Executive Secretary of Global Security for Africa Research and Good Governance (GLOSARGG), has shared his perspective on President...

A prominent Nigerian atheist, who has just been freed after serving more than four years in prison for blasphemy, is now living in a...

Three Chinese nationals have been arrested with 12 gold bars and $800,000 (£650,000) in cash in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, officials say.The gold...

A drunken police officer in Zambia freed 13 suspects from custody so that they could go and celebrate the new year, officials say.Detective inspector...

A young boy has been found alive after surviving five days in a game park inhabited by lions and elephants in northern Zimbabwe, according...

Two suspected thieves were electrocuted while allegedly attempting to steal solar streetlights in the Ogobiri community of Bayelsa State, Nigeria.The bodies of the two...

Kenya is set to strengthen its relationship with Ghana by boosting trade, investment, agriculture, mining, tourism, and oil and gas.The initiative aims to unlock...

Nigeria has denied accusations from Niger's military leader, Brig Gen Abdourahmane Tchiani, of colluding with France to destabilise the junta-led nation.In a Christmas Day...

Morocco aims to grant women more rights over child custody and guardianship as well as a veto over polygamous marriage, in the first review...