Africa

Voting is under way in Sierra Leone, where more than three million people are eligible to choose a new president, parliament and local councillors. In...

Police in Rwanda have arrested six pastors they accuse of being the "masterminds" behind a plot to defy a government order closing churches. The suspects...

Some people & cultures believe in ghosts and reincarnation (the ability of the dead to still live and cohabit among the living) and as...

President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buahri, has lauded efforts by Ghana in mediating the political crisis in Togo where opposition groups are calling for incumbent...

Before independence In the murky game of politics, Kenyans’ indifference and mistrust as a country begun to play out way back even before Independence. Kadu,...

The Nigerian security apparatus is doing all it takes to rescue the over 100 schoolgirls abducted by suspected Boko Haram terrorists in the northeastern...

About 700 churches have been closed down in Rwanda for failing to comply with building regulations and for noise pollution. Most of them are small...

Angolans have been using the hashtag #acabademematar, which translates roughly as "kill me already" to pose for pictures where they are playing dead. The poses go...

Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called for patience in transforming the country’s economy as he marked his first 100 days in office this past...

A 14-year-old girl has shocked many as she was arrested in school for reportedly selling marijuana to her fellow students. The ninth grader (equivalent of...

Seven suspects accused of killing South African police have been shot dead in a gunfight at a church, police say. Those killed in the shoot-out...

A Young Nigerian man reportedly fainted on Valentine’s day when his girlfriend decided to remove him from the league of tenants and make him...

Former Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe has revealed that his wife, Grace cries daily, over the harassment she receives, especially over her bogus doctorate degree. It...

Nigerian Senior Pastor of a church, Alter of Grace Ministries, Pastor Chidiebere Okoroafor has reportedly impregnated a chorister and killed two others.Okoroafor was arrested...

Over the years, the world and Zimbabweans, in particular, had grown accustomed to Robert Mugabe’s lavish birthday parties, characterised by grand cakes and pompous public...

The vice chancellor of Zimbabwe's oldest university has been arrested over the controversial awarding of a doctorate to former first lady Grace Mugabe. Anti-Corruption Commission...

Nearly 500 Boko Haram suspects have been released by a Nigerian court citing a lack of evidence, with some detainees held for years without...

New South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has spoken of a "new dawn" in his first State of the Nation address. Mr Ramaphosa, who was sworn...

A Kenyan MP has been arrested on suspicion of involvement in a multi-million dollar scam. Alfred Keter, who represents Nandi Hills, was taken into custody...

President Buhari’s daughter, Zahra Buhari-Indimi took to her social space to share her thoughts on Valentines day celebration. According to her, Valentines day shouldn’t be...

Concerns are rising for a missing Ugandan journalist investigating the death of a Finnish businessman who died in mysterious circumstances in a Kampala hotel. Charles...

Zimbabwe’s main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) have a new leader in Nelson Chamisa following the death in South Africa of its only...

Zimbabwe's main opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has died in South Africa, a senior official in his MDC party has said. Mr Tsvangirai, 65, a former...

South Africa's embattled President Jacob Zuma has resigned after intense pressure from his own party. In a televised statement he said he was quitting with...

South Africa's embattled President Jacob Zuma has resigned his office with immediate effect. He made the announcement in a televised address to the nation on...

Zimbabwe's main opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has died in South Africa, a senior official in his MDC party has said. Mr Tsvangirai, 65, a former...

Comedian Samba Sine entertains Senegalese viewers every night with the Kouthia show. But it's his impersonation of President Donald Trump that has made him...

Tanzanian President John Magufuli has urged men in his country to marry two or more women in a bid to curb prostitution among Tanzanian...

Embattled South African President Jacob Zuma will hold a media briefing at 10:00 a.m. local time (0800 GMT) on Wednesday, local portals including the state-owned SABC reported...

Alhaji Garius Gololo, the Coordinator of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Benue State chapter, has revealed why his people worship...

The leader of Boko Haram says he's still in control of an important territory that the Nigerian military says it has seized back from...

South Africa's Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says he is holding direct talks with embattled President Jacob Zuma over a transfer of power. Mr Ramaphosa, who...

South Africa's Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says he is holding direct talks with embattled President Jacob Zuma over a transfer of power. Mr Ramaphosa, who...

At a detention centre in Israel’s Negev desert, African migrants facing deportation say they would rather be imprisoned than sent to a country they...

Efforts by the ANC to unseat President Jacob Zuma tilted towards the end game on Wednesday as the speaker of parliament Baleka Mbete said...

Zimbabwe's main opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, is critically ill in a South African hospital and his supporters should "brace for the worst", a party...

Thirty-one people have died from Lassa fever in Nigeria since the start of this year, the health minister said, with cases of the viral...

The embattled former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Olisa Metuh, was today (Monday) produced on a stretcher before the Federal...

South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has defied his party and refused to step down, according to media reports. He and senior members of the African...

The US has levied sanctions against people and businesses in Sierra Leone, Ghana and Lebanon over their alleged links to Hezbollah. The six individuals and...