Africa

Four suicide bombers have killed at least 10 people and wounded many others in the north-eastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri.The attackers, who included women,...

Zimbabwe's military has placed President Robert Mugabe under house arrest in the capital Harare, South African President Jacob Zuma says. Mr Mugabe told Mr Zuma...

Zimbabwe's military has placed President Robert Mugabe under house arrest in the capital Harare, South African President Jacob Zuma says. Mr Mugabe told Mr Zuma...

Zimbabwe's army said Wednesday it has President Robert Mugabe and his wife in custody and is securing government offices and patrolling the capital's streets...

Soldiers are reported to have taken over the headquarters of Zimbabwe's national broadcaster, ZBC, amid a growing political crisis. Explosions have also been reported in...

Zimbabwe’s army chief has warned those responsible for “purging” the country’s ruling Zanu-PF party to stop, or the military will step in. The rare intervention...

Zimbabwe's army chief has called for an immediate end to purges within President Robert Mugabe's ruling party following the dismissal last week of the...

A young soldier, known as Lieutenant Sunny Brown, whose wedding had been slated for December 3rd, has died.Lieutenant Brown died in a fatal accident...

The General Overseer and founder of Heaven International Fire Ministry, Edo state, James Chinwuba, has reportedly punished a member for sending his wife to...

Harare International Airport has been renamed after Zimbabwe's current President, Robert Mugabe. Transport Minister Joram Gumbo justified the decision on the grounds that Mr Mugabe...

Zimbabwe’s former Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who was sacked by President Robert Mugabe this week, has been expelled from the ruling Zanu-PF, a party...

Togolese international Emmanuel Sheyi Adebayor has attracted some fury from anti-government protesters after his brief comment on the political crisis in the country. The captain...

At least six children have been killed and 25 others injured in an explosion at a primary school in north-west Tanzania, witnesses say. Reports say...

President Jacob Zuma is planning to make a shock announcement‚ introducing free education across the board through a controversial funding plan that flies in...

Mayor of the Zambian capital, Lusaka, has become the butt of social media trolls after he was photographed sleeping in public. The photo which showed...

Unmarried couples in the East African country of Burundi have until the end of the year to legalise their relationships through church or state registrations. In May,...

Liberians were dying in their thousands from the Ebola epidemic that plagued the country in 2014 while donor funds sent to the Liberia National...

Zimbabwe's Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been removed from his post, the country's information minister says. Mr Mnangagwa, 75, displayed "traits of disloyalty", Information Minister Simon...

Liberia's Supreme Court has halted the presidential run-off amid allegations of "irregularities and frauds". It says the poll cannot proceed until the electoral commission has "urgently and...

Zimbabwe’s First Lady Grace Mugabe has called for the expulsion of the powerful Vice-President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, from the ruling Zanu-PF party ahead of is...

The power of make-up transformation! Here are some before and after make-up photos that allegedly made an attempt to crash the net today. With the...

Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe has made a case for the return of death sentence onto the law books. Mugabe cited the increasing rate of murder...

An animal rights group in Tanzania has criticised the burning of more than 6,400 live chickens illegally smuggled from Kenya to curb the outbreak...

Liberia’s Supreme Court has ordered preparations for Tuesday’s presidential run-off to be halted amid allegations of fraud in the first round. Ex-football star George Weah and Vice-President Joseph...

Kenya Chief Justice, David Maraga, on Wednesday clarified a news report that said the government had refused to beef up security for Supreme Court...

Few days ago, we brought you reports about the lovers who were found dead inside a vehicle while having sex, in the Ogba area...

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga has rejected the results of the re-run presidential election that saw Uhuru Kenyatta gaining a second term. Mr. Odinga called...

Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari has fired two top officials of his administration for their respective roles in two separate cases of corruption.The two officials...

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has been declared the winner of a controversial re-run of the presidential election.He won 98% of the vote with the...

Ahead of Liberia’s presidential run-off on November 7, 2017, the leading contender, George Weah is beginning to attract bigwigs boosting his chances of inching...

The police in Accra have arrested 26 Togolese nationals for planning to stage an unlawful demonstration over the political situation in their country.The suspects...

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye popularly called Daddy G.O, has revealed what he believes Nigeria needs...

Ghana's inspector general of police has ordered an investigation into the alleged rape of a four-year-old girl after national outrage over the case.The parents...

A mentally deranged woman identified as Mary, with a one-year-old baby, has named an Oyo pastor as her baby’s father as she provided pictures...

Kenya’s election body has postponed voting in four counties to Saturday, October 28.The main reason for the move was due to insecurity in the...

A South African man has been stoned to death by a mob after they allegedly caught him raping a six-year-old girl. The unnamed man was killed...

Kenya's controversial presidential election will go ahead as planned on Thursday after the Supreme Court couldn't rule on a challenge because not enough justices...

The United States says it is concerned about the increasingly deteriorating political situation in Togo. The use of excessive force by security forces on...

The Togolese government has cancelled the Francophonie ministerial conference scheduled to be held in the capital Lome in November.The cancellation comes amid opposition protests...

A spoof government notice hit social media as soon as President Robert Mugabe announced he had set up a new ministry responsible for Cyber...