Africa

Police in the Nigerian city of Jos are investigating the circumstances of how a 15-year-old boy staged his own kidnap and demanded a ransom...

A business strategist, Samuel Otigba, has taken to twitter to issue reasons why men should not get married if they know they are not...

A man has lost his lower lip in Narok after his wife bit him over plans to visit her parents. Ben Onsongo was reportedly...

Police in the Nigerian city of Jos are investigating the circumstances of how a 15-year-old boy staged his own kidnap and demanded a ransom...

The death toll from a fuel truck explosion in Tanzania has climbed to 85, a local governor said Wednesday, after 10 more people died...

Pictures of Burundian students celebrating the end of exams by tearing up their uniforms have caused so much of a stir they even came...

Officials in western Kenya have exhumed the body of a local man to strip him of the uniform he was buried in, his widow...

Two people cured of Ebola using two experimental drugs have been released from a treatment centre in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and reunited...

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Central Bank of Nigeria to block food importers' requests for foreign currency in a bid to boost local...

Authorities in Tanzania are considering publishing the identities of all married men on a website run by a state agency as part of efforts to curb...

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor E.A Adeboye has stated that it is an aberration for Churches to take...

A 46-year-old banker has committed suicide hours after he left a note on Facebook.The man, identified as Ibeakanma Onyechere, was found dead at his Victoria Island...

The plans of 'Dr' Joseph Imoter Ukpanya to meet his family members in peace has been cut short by dare devil armed robbers.Mr Ukpanya...

David Oyedepo, the Senior Pastor of the Living Faith Church Worldwide also known as Winners Chapel, has rained curses on the killers of Jeremiah...

The Central Bank of Gambia began distributing new 50, 100 and 200 notes of its dalasi currency on Tuesday August 7, following...

A heated debate about market stalls was disrupted by a foul smell and furious finger-pointing at a Kenyan regional assembly on Wednesday,...

A Ghanaian woman has revealed how she was ushered into lesbianism the first year she attended Senior High School (SHS).According to her, she...

American movie star, Samuel L. Jackson has arrived in Ghana to shoot a documentary on slavery, titled 'Enslaved'.The actor, known for his renowned works,...

Michael Job,a United States preacher and actor, who posed as Jesus Christ. was on Thursday reported dead moments after attending an interdenominational Christian event...

Good news has reportedly greeted the family of the abducted Redeem Christian Church Of God pastors as the search party headed by the Nigerian...

More than 10 offices of Burundi’s main opposition party have been set alight or defaced with human faeces over the last two months, a...

Award-winning dancehall musician, Stonebwoy has, in a new Facebook video, made his fans aware of a new song he has with Jamaican star, Elephant...

A Nigerian mum took to Facebook to describe how her two-year-old child killed a major snake while playing in their compound.As indicated by Osinachi...

Ghana! Get ready for the Ghana World Music Festival 2019 powered by Hitz 103.9 FM, Joy Prime TV and The 'Year Of Return' committee.A...

Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Mr Moussa Faki Mahamat, is expected in Ghana at the weekend as a special guest at the formal inauguration...

A virus has hit a website belonging to Johannesburg’s electricity supplier, City Power, meaning people can't buy electricity - leaving hundreds of customers in...

Tunisia's first freely elected President, Beji Caid Essebsi, has died aged 92, the country's presidency says.He was the world's oldest sitting president. He was...

BET Award-winner, Nigeria's Burna Boy, was a guest on American TV show, Jimmy Kimmel Live.The superstar, who is promoting his upcoming 'African Giant' album, performed...

Mavin Records boss, Don jazzy has issued a stern warning to Nigerian bloggers after sharing a solo pre-wedding photo on social media.According to him, people have...

Top Kenyan officials led by Foreign Minister Monica Juma have handed back 35.4kg of gold smuggled from Tanzania.The value of the gold - which...

President Nana Akufo-Addo has congratulated the newly elected United Kingdom Prime Minister, Boris Johnson.He said his government looks forward to working with the...

Former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh was accused on Monday of ordering the murder of AFP correspondent, Deyda Hydara, 15 years ago.During a public hearing before the...

Organiser of Miss Ghana pageantry and Chief Executive Officer, Exclusive events, Inna Maria Patty, says Ghanaians want the Queens to look like slay Queens.The...

A reward for man-of-the-match for a footballer in Malawi has gone viral on social media.READ: Focus on your unresolved cases – Tiger Eye lawyer...

The Health Minister in the Democratic Republic of Congo has resigned in protest at the handling of the Ebola outbreak in the east...

There was fear and panic aboard a local flight in Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos when a man attempted to make the flight but by...

In Nigeria, a 23-year-old trainee journalist, Precious Owolabi, is now confirmed to have died after being hit by a stray bullet during clashes between...

Kenya's Finance Minister Henry Rotich and other treasury officials have been arrested on corruption and fraud charges related to a multimillion-dollar project to build...

An 18-year-old student who was rushed to hospital from an exam hall tells the BBC she went back to complete her tests just 30...

A 40-year-old Zimbabwean man, identified as Jotham Chakawa, has committed suicide because his two wives were allegedly cheating on him.Reports say that Jotham...