Africa

Police in western Mozambique's Tete city say they have detained a man who was caught slaughtering a dog, apparently to sell it as goat...

Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said he suspects a group linked to the former first lady was behind an attempt on his life.Two people...

The President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, said he suspects a group linked to the former first lady was behind an attempt on his life.Two...

The President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, said he suspects a group linked to the former first lady was behind an attempt on his life.Two...

The UK's Guardian newspaper reports that six albino candidates will run for office next year in Malawi's general election."We want to show the public that...

A man in Kenya has allegedly confessed to killing more than 1,000 cats since 2012, and selling their meat to samosa-makers, local media reports.Angry...

A young Somali man who married two women on the same night has told the BBC that he will encourage other men to do...

A priest in Kenya has been suspended for misconduct after rapping in church.Fr Paul Ogalo had been using rap music to attract youth to...

Nollywood actor, Ramsey Nouah has shared a picture which shows that he was the kid in the Blue Band margarine advert which was famous...

Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has survived an apparent bomb attack at a rally in the city of Bulawayo.Mr Mnangagwa said an object "exploded a...

A popular pastor of the Celestine Church in Ozuri, Adavi Local government area of Kogi State,  Shegun has been arrested for allegedly killing a...

Pastors now wish their wives death.Shocked? Don’t be because it is a fact.An evangelist, Wale Olugbenro told our correspondent that he was shocked to...

A Nigerian Prophet has asked Nigerians to donate N750,000 to him so he can organize prayers for the national team to win the World...

South Sudan’s rebel leader Riek Machar arrived in Ethiopia on Wednesday for a meeting with South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir, as part of talks...

Authorities in Nigeria say they will close their border with an unnamed neighbouring country within the next few days to stop foreign rice being...

The police in Lagos have arrested one Mrs. Yetunde Bello for allegedly torturing her 10-year-old housemaid, Paulina, with a hot iron.It was learnt that...

Raphael Jaja, the houseboy of a naval officer who allegedly killed his boss, Lieutenant Abubakar Yusuf and his girlfriend, Lorraine Onye, has confessed to...

Ghanaian and African businesses will be seizing the chance to boost trade opportunities with the UK during the GUBA Greenwich Trade Expo this week.The...

Guinean leader, Alpha Conde, has made a day’s visit to Ghana, to confer with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on the political situation in...

A 34 year old serial robber, Mr. Idowu Dosumu who was recently nabbed in his criminal activities has revealed that his wife is aware...

A crocodile has killed a Protestant pastor who was baptising followers near a lake in southern Ethiopia.Docho Eshete was conducting the ceremony for about...

A 19-year-old man has been arrested by the Niger state police command for allegedly selling his 6-year-old brother to a ritual killer for N20,000.Aliyu Basala...

A teenager has died after being beaten by his uncle, the wife, and six children over an argument regarding his inheritance.Dominic Adiele, 17, of Uzi-Ezike...

A Sharia Court sitting at Magajin Gari in Kaduna yesterday ordered that Idris Sai’du be given five strokes of cane for violation of the...

A "naked" choir performance by a group of South African schoolgirls has led to calls for investigation by the country's education minister.Angie Motshekga said...

On the eve of Children’s Day, May 26, wives of state governors in Nigeria visited President Muhammadu Buhari and his wife, Aisha in Aso...

Papua New Guinea will ban Facebook for a month while it identifies fake profiles and considers the website's effect on the country.Communication minister Sam...

A 39-year-old spinster identified as Princess Josephine Uloma, who is an indigene of Orlu in Imo state has revealed all of her ordeal in...

Former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s has once again failed to appear before a parliamentary committee investigating missing diamond revenue.Mr Mugabe had been invited to...

President Cyril Ramaphosa is considering placing a moratorium on  the practice of allowing members of the executive to take their spouses and/or other adult...

A nine-year-old girl has been shot dead in what local media are calling a "botched hijacking" outside a school in South Africa.The incident took...

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that he will be donating half of his salary to charity.Mr Ramaphosa said the gesture was aimed...

Zimbabwe has applied to rejoin the Commonwealth - 15 years after they left the group.Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland said she was delighted to receive...

A South African pastor who blamed the Cape Town drought on “wickedness and homosexuality” has been given a 30-day prison sentence.Oscar Bougardt was found...

Two Kenyan politicians survive bridge collapseTwo Kenyan politicians have escaped unhurt after a bridge collapsed, according to local media.Capital FM news site reports that Governor...

An opposition coalition in Burundi has said it will not accept the results of a referendum on constitutional reforms that could extend President Pierre Nkurunziza's time...

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta signed a new law on Wednesday that outlaws the abuse of people on social media but which critics say...

A new law in Kenya is the latest in East Africa to punish the spreading of "false information" and impose a lengthy jail term...

Angry villagers have set fire to police headquarters after a five-year-old girl with albinism was abducted and killed by armed men in Mali.Djeneba Diarra,...

A Kenyan High Court has ruled against a petition to change a clause in the Marriage Act which limits divorced couples to only claim...