Africa

A South African farmer has denied he forced one of his workers to drink faeces.Harry Leicester, along with his wife Maria and son Chris,...

The Ebola virus has reared its head again, this time in the Democratic Republic of Congo. While it is impossible to predict exactly where...

Floodwater from a flower-farm dam that burst after days of torrential rain in Kenya’s Rift Valley killed at least 47 people as it swept...

In an attempt to keep Nigerians safe from the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday directed the Federal Ministry...

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari is under pressure to disclose the state of his health after he embarked on a fourth medical trip to London.Nigeria's...

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari is under pressure to disclose the state of his health after he embarked on a fourth medical trip to London.Nigeria's...

While Robert Mugabe will not appear before Zimbabwe’s parliamentary committee on mines as scheduled on Wednesday, but its boss, Temba Mliswa, says its only...

Two cases of Ebola have been confirmed in the north-western town of Bikoro, a health official in the Democratic Republic of Congo told news...

More than 3,000 Nigerian migrants who failed to reach Europe, have been flown home by the International Organization for Migration. Many sold everything to...

Burundi suspended operations by the British Broadcasting Corporation and Voice of America on Friday, two weeks before a referendum that could extend the president’s...

One of Zambia’s top universities has urged female students to stop visiting the library "half-naked" because it distracts male colleagues.The University of Zambia -...

Africa's largest economy has moved to boost trade with China.Nigeria, China have announced they will conduct a currency swap amounting to nearly $2.4 billion,...

President Muhammadu Buhari Saturday in Daura, Katsina State, said the driving force for seeking public office should be to serve the people, and see...

Thousands of young people in Nigeria are addicted to codeine cough syrup – a medicine that’s become a street drug.

Four miners have died after an earthquake caused a cave-in at a South African gold mine.The miners were among 10 rescued from Sibanye-Stillwater's Masakhane...

An alleged thief was reportedly forced to surrender to the police after the stolen bag of goods got stuck to his head.READ: My next...

Kenya’s president, Uhuru Kenyatta, called on Kenyans to forgive him for ‘damaging the unity of the country in any way’ during last year’s heated...

A South African man has been found guilty of killing his 22-year-old ex-girlfriend in a case that shocked the country last year. The High Court...

Six pupils from a school in a rural area in Kenya fell into a pit latrine after it collapsed on Wednesday morning, local media...

Several of the 6,000 people displaced by raging floods in Kenya's coastal county of Kilifi have said they want condoms, the privately owned Daily Nation...

The Kenyan government has banned evening prayers popularly known as “kesha” in Narok County. Narok County Commissioner, George Natembeya, made the directive following rising statistics of...

Malawi's former president Joyce Banda has returned home after four years of self-imposed exile despite facing the threat of arrest over corruption allegations. Banda, 68,...

The first Kenyan film to debut at the Cannes Film Festival has been banned in Kenya due to its lesbian storyline. The film Rafiki, which...

Twenty-three students of Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU) have challenged the university's decision to suspend them for one year for allegedly indulging in sexual...

A 19-year-old woman, who was alleged to have been kidnapped in Bushenyi, western Uganda, five days ago, has been found by police in Kampala...

At least 19 people were killed Tuesday after gunmen opened fire at a church in Nigeria’s Middle Belt, police said. Two priests and 17 worshippers...

Nigeria has yet again been ‘disgraced’ internationally, following an assignment Harvard University gave to its students in which Nigeria was used as a case study of...

The woman who is set to become the seventh wife of South Africa’s ex-President Jacob Zuma has been forced to resign from her job...

Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta has firmly reiterated that he will continue to respect Kenyan laws regarding same-sex relationships. Kenya like much of Africa criminalizes such...

Swaziland's King Mswati III has announced he is renaming the country as the Kingdom of eSwatini. The monarch announced the official change at Golden Jubilee...

A lady has revealed what any man seeking her hand in marriage must do before he can be accepted. According to her Facebook post,...

President Joseph Kabila "sanctioned more than 200 individuals who do not fulfil the conditions to function as magistrates", Justice Minister Alexis Thambwe Mwamba said...

Zimbabwe’s government has sacked more than 10,000 nurses who went on strike on Monday, in an apparently hardline attempt to quell labour unrest. Vice-President Constantino...

Liberian President George Weah ordered a probe into Exxon Mobil Corp.’s 2013 deal for drilling rights off the West African nation’s coast, his office...

A man who reportedly tried to separate a fight between his two wives today in Adamawa state, has been stabbed to death by one...

A Ghanaian Pastor in South Africa, Prophet Nana Poku, heals a woman by kissing her and another by touching her breast. The absurd video is...

A Sharia court sitting at Magajin Gar, Kaduna state has ordered a man, Shuaibu Umar who called his sister in-law, Suwaiba Abdulkadir a prostitute...

A senator representing Adamawa North Senatorial District in the Senate, Binta Masi Garba, on Sunday, narrated how all that she had were set ablaze...

Nigeria’s ruling party, All People’s Congress has distanced itself from its official account that was hacked on Saturday and allegedly sold for $2000. The new...

Aisha Buhari, wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, has given reasons why she openly criticized her husband and threatened to withdraw her support for his re-election bid. Recall...