Africa

President Robert Mugabe's son, Bellarmine Chatunga, has appeared in a video in which he exposes his lavish lifestyle at a time when most Zimbabweans...

The return of Nigerian President to the country after three months of medical leave in the United Kingdom has generated a lot of excitement...

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has returned home after three months of medical leave in the UK. Officials refused to disclose what he was being treated...

Following a mudslide that occurred in Sierra Leone capital City Freetown at a community called Regent, the President of the country has declared the...

Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote says African governments have never been good at running any business which has impacted negatively on the development of the...

Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has visited the Sierra Leonean town where at least 400 people died after Monday’s mudslide and flooding. In the company...

Leader of the opposition political party in Togo has called on his supporters to massive demonstration against the government. There is uneasy calm in the...

A popular Somali football referee who oversaw regional and international games has been shot dead near his home in the capital, Mogadishu, VOA reports. Osman Jama...

The death toll from Wednesday's landslide in north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is expected to rise above 200, officials say. Most of the dead are...

President Paul Kagame has thanked Rwandans for re-electing him for a third term and criticised attempts to interfere in the country’s politics. He was speaking...

A model Ayanna Michele who is completely deaf recently shared her inspiring story on Instagram. According to her, she wasn't born deaf but had hearing...

President Buhari on Friday August 18, 2017 received the General Overseer Worldwide Redeemed Christian Church of God Pastor E.A. Adeboye at the Abuja House...

South Africa's former head of the African Union Commission, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, has waded into the row over Zimbabwe's First Lady Grace Mugabe's alleged assault...

Zimbabwe’s health ministry has warned pastors against healing diseases without medical practice certificates from health authorities. Deputy Health and Child Care Minister Aldrin Musiiwa told...

Over a dozen African heads of state and leaders have arrived in Rwanda’s capital Kigali ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Paul Kagame scheduled...

UNICEF Nigeria posted this touching story of this young girl from Borno, who witnessed the killing of her father and teacher by Boko Haram...

Role model couple, Francis and Amara Van-Lare have sadly announced their divorce on their social media pages. This news came as a shock to many...

A man who married his wife in January this year has allegedly stabbed her to death after she served him hot food. This is a...

South African police have issued a "red alert" at the country's borders for Zimbabwe's First Lady Grace Mugabe, the police minister has said. She is...

Kenya’s quest to succeed in the banning of plastic bags will be tested a day before the swearing-in of President-elect Uhuru Kenyatta as the...

Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga says he will mount a legal challenge to the result of last week's presidential election, which he claims was...

Zimbabwe's government has sought diplomatic immunity for President Robert Mugabe's wife in the assault case against her in South Africa, South Africa's police ministry...

At least 600 people are still missing following a mudslide and flooding that devastated parts of Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, a spokesman for the...

Testing for HIV is now compulsory in Zambia, President Edgar Lungu has said. Zambia has one of the highest prevalence rates in southern Africa with...

Sierra Leone needs "urgent support" for thousands of people hit by mudslides and massive flooding in the capital, the country's president says. Ernest Bai Koroma...

Zimbabwe’s first lady Grace Mugabe has been accused of beating up a South African model in a Johannesburg hotel leaving her with injuries. The 20-year-old...

At least 200 people have been killed in a mudslide near Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, the Red Cross says. A hillside in the Regent area...

Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed the reason why he would love to go to heaven not hell. Addressing a congregation at Apostolic...

Days after the massacre that left 13 people dead and several others injured,  His lordship, Most Rev. Hillary Odili Okeke, yesterday led other worshippers...

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has said he feels ready to return home after medical treatment in the UK, and is awaiting his doctor's permission. The...

A suspected thief, Chinedu Samuel, has reportedly turned deaf and dumb after he allegedly stole money at a Lagos Catholic Church. Samuel became ‘deaf and...

Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has been re-elected following Tuesday's vote, election officials say. Mr Kenyatta, in office since 2013, took 54.3% of votes, ahead of...

Zimbabwe is to build a $1bn (£770m) university dedicated to the man accused of leading his country to the brink of economic collapse, Robert...

Foreign observers have expressed confidence in Kenya’s electoral process, despite opposition leader Raila Odinga’s claim of massive fraud. African observers described Tuesday’s poll as credible,...

Zimbabwe is to build a $1bn (£770m) university dedicated to the man accused of leading his country to the brink of economic collapse, Robert...

A Kenyan female politician showed her son that she was not only older than him in age, she is also more experienced and more...

Lagos State Commissioner for Information, Steve Ayorinde, ​has advised fathers ​to allow their babies ​enjoy the period of breastfeeding. ​He said this in a message...

Former President John Mahama has used his electoral defeat to urge Kenyans to keep the peace amidst fears of post-election violence. Mr. Mahama was briefing...

At least five people have been killed in post-election violence in Kenya after opposition leader Raila Odinga claimed "massive" fraud in Tuesday's vote. Two people were shot dead...

Kenya's electoral commission has denied opposition claims its IT system was hacked in order to manipulate Tuesday's election results. Chief electoral officer Ezra Chiloba told...