Africa

A little girl's plight has left people outraged after photos of her badly bruised back were shared online.READ: Ghanaian actress, Ellah Mensah robbed at...

Police in the Gambia have confirmed the arrest of six prison guards in connection with a prison break last week.Authorities, meanwhile, continue to hunt...

A 25-year-old woman was on Tuesday arrested for allegedly refusing to breastfeed her baby unless she was paid by her husband.Faith Nyokabi abandoned her 4-month-old...

A Kenyan mortuary has been forced to recall a total of five bodies which they released after one disappears mysteriously.Upon embarking on a fruitless...

Nigeria’s acting president Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has terminated the appointment of the Department of State Security (DSS), Lawal Musa Daura.The decision to fire the...

A suspected kidnapper, who wanted to kidnap a pharmacy owner, slept off as a result of tramadol he took before the operation.The Ondo State...

Former Zimbabwean First Lady, Grace Mugabe, has been sued by lawyers who represented her in several court cases involving a $1,2 million diamond ring...

On the eve of Ivory Coast’s 58th independence day celebrations, president Alassane Ouattara has announced presidential pardon to about 800 prisoners.Among those to be...

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election bid is facing a growing challenge as members of his party defect to the opposition and support diminishes in...

Tragedy struck int he Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State PortHarcort on Saturday August 4,2018 as a tanker rammed into a bar where...

Emmerson Mnangagwa says he will be a leader for all Zimbabweans in a call for unity after rows broke out over his election victory.The...

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has won Zimbabwe's presidential election, according to the country's electoral commission.With all 10 provinces declared, Mr Mnangagwa won 50.8% of votes...

A Ugandan pastor based in the U.S, has reportedly committed suicide in Massachusetts after engagement photographs of the girlfriend he left only a month...

READ: We manage risk; we don’t prevent banks from collapse – BoGWorshippers were left in shock when a whirlwind arose and blew away everything...

Businesses have shut in Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, as the nation awaits results from the heavily disputed presidential election.Armed soldiers and police are on patrol,...

Two Nakuru MCAs caused drama at the House’ precincts on Tuesday, July 31, after they came to blows over a boyfriend. Honourables Joyce Anyiso and...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has a new leader in the person of Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari.The leadership of the bloc...

A journalist working for the BBC has come under fire this week after he was accused of falsifying information about rape in Diepsloot.The documentary alleges...

Zimbabwe is awaiting the results of its landmark elections, with both frontrunners saying they are confident.President Emmerson Mnangagwa said he had received "extremely positive"...

Trafficking gangs are flourishing across Africa through the exploitation of hundreds of thousands of migrants, yet nations are failing to dismantle networks due to...

Fourteen members of the same family were killed today in a car crash in central Vietnam on their way to a wedding party.The groom was...

An Egyptian court has sentenced 75 people to death for their role in the violence that erupted after President Mohammed Morsi’s removal in 2013. The...

Zimbabwe's ex-president Robert Mugabe has given a surprise press conference on the eve of the nation's elections.Mr Mugabe said he would not support his...

Spain’s Maritime Rescue Service said Saturday its coast guard rescued 334 migrants from 17 dinghies in the Strait of Gibraltar and the Alboran Sea.The...

A constitutional court in Uganda has validated a constitutional amendment that removes an age limit for the country’s leader, clearing the way for long-serving...

Democratic Republic of Congo Health Minister Oly Ilunga Kalenga has announced that the Ebola outbreak in the country's Équateur province is over after 42...

Sierra Leone police have warned journalists and media organisations against broadcast of ‘misleading, disrespectful and inciting’ statements, which it says have the potential to...

Mobile phones in Kenya are like bank accounts - some people keep all their savings on their phone - and fraudsters are trying to...

A man convicted of sexually abusing two young girls in Kenya has been jailed for 18 years and six months.Keith Morris, 72, from Hull,...

Ethiopian journalist Addisalem Hadigu has met his daughters Asmera and Danait in Eritrea for the first time in 16 years.He was among many families...

The Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) has arrested two Nigerian Nationals for attempting to traffic narcotics through the General Post Office in Accra.A press release...

A suspected thief was severely beaten after he was caught stealing bibles at a store in Anambra state on Wednesday.READ: Audio: Akufo-Addo is in my DNA...

Excitement has gripped the small village of Kogelo in western Kenya as their famous son, former US President Barack Obama, visits after 12 years.He...

A 29-year-old virgin named Lauren has discovered she...

Health authorities in Mozambique have expressed concern at the prevalence of HIV among the country's militarily.They say 11.5% of the force is HIV-positive.The head...

The 44th President of the United States of America, Barack Obama has said he'll be coming to Africa this week.The father-of-two made the announcement...

Over 100 Nigerians who went to Russia to watch the world cup and had intentions of staying back to pursue a better life in Moscow, are...

The president of Tanzania has called for prisoners to be made to work long hours, and to be punished if they are lazy.John Magufuli...

Banzana Yusuf, from the northern state of Kano State has been jailed for his part in the mass kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls...

An 18-year-old marriage between one Okanlawan Akinbile and wife, Folake, has been dissolved by an Ile-Tuntun Customary Court in Ibadan, on Tuesday, over deception...