Africa

Kenya’s chief prosecutor has ordered that opposition leader Raila Odinga’s sister should immediately be charged with inciting violence against the election commission. Ms Odinga, a...

The leading presidential candidate in Liberia and football legend, George Weah, on Sunday attended a Church service in Lagos, Nigeria to “seek God’s face”...

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus’s original proposal sparked an outcry.He had previously praised Zimbabwe for its commitment to public health.But Mr Mugabe’s critics say Zimbabwe’s...

President Buhari today said his administration has demonstrated the ability to contain the activities of Boko Haram terrorists in Nigeria, especially in the North...

A section of women in Kenya have called for a sex ban ahead of the country’s presidential poll re-run ordered by the Supreme Court,...

In the early hours of Thursday, dissent was met with brute force as scores of angry protesters in neighbouring Togo were met by the...

Military officers in Togo are being ejected from their homes by property owners in the wake of political clashes that have claimed three lives...

A senior official from the Kenyan electoral commission has fled the country.The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission was expected to make changes after the...

Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe, has created a ministry to punish “rats” who make use of the cyberspace to attack his government.Appointed as head of...

See how God healed this blind girl and opened her eyes after she got blind while undergoing her NYSC.She joined in the scheme to...

Tension is mounting once again in Togo following Tuesday's clash between government forces and supporters of the opposition party which left four persons dead.There are...

News of the revocation of economic sanctions against Sudan by the United States government, is music to the ears of businesses and investors interested...

South African lobby group Afriforum has announced plans to privately prosecute President Jacob Zuma’s son.The group says it wants to prosecute Duduzane Zuma on...

A first-time Kenyan MP has been asked to apologise after posting a message with sex tips on his constituency WhatsApp group, the local Daily...

Former football star George Weah and Vice-President Joseph Boakai are headed for a run-off in Liberia's presidential election.Nearly all the results from Tuesday's poll...

Without doubt, churches have denominations and patterns of worship differ, but when you stumble on one, where weird activities are the order of the...

The second syndicate Adebayo Mudasiru and Rashid Abass said they bought human parts for N12, 000. They were arrested with dry and fresh human...

South Africa's President Jacob Zuma must face charges of corruption, fraud, racketeering and money laundering, the Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled.It agreed with...

Senator George Weah has taken the lead in the early election results announced by Liberia’s electoral commission on Thursday evening. The National Elections Commission Chairman...

A woman was raped, whipped and beheaded before a cheering mob in the Democratic Republic of Congo — as punishment for dishing up “forbidden...

Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta says that the 26 October election re-run will go ahead.He was speaking at a rally in the coastal city of...

At least five people have been killed in southern Malawi after they were accused of behaving like vampires.The UN says it has pulled staff...

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga pulls out of 26 October election re-run, seeking "credible election."Mr Odinga said his withdrawal would give the electoral commission...

Liberians are going to the polls to choose a successor to Africa's first elected female president and Nobel Peace laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.Ex-football star...

Outgoing Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has called on Liberians to vote for the one they believe will make the country a better place...

Zimbabwe's First Lady Grace Mugabe has warned of a possible coup plot amid growing tensions in the fight to succeed her husband.She says allies...

Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini has said that the banning of corporal punishment in school has led to an increase in indiscipline in learning institutions, the...

Zimbabwe police have arrested a journalist at a privately-owned daily over a story claiming that President Robert Mugabe's wife, Grace had donated second-hand underwear...

Nigeria's police chief Ibrahim Idris has ordered the immediate removal of all police roadblocks across the country.Many Nigerians will welcome the news because these...

President Uhuru kenyatta on Sunday dismissed calls by the opposition in kenya for a caretaker government if the fresh election is not held within...

An Ado-Ekiti Magistrate’s Court has remanded a 55-year-old man, Bashiru Adeyanju, in prison custody for raping his 17-year-old daughter (names withheld).Adeyanju, a resident of...

So a prospective Nigerian groom has shared online what he did to his wife-to-be that had her call their wedding off.An anonymous guy shared...

A five-year-old Nigerian boy, who was seriously injured when he was run over by Boko Haram militants three years ago, has taken his first...

The President of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) Isha Johansen, who has been charged with abuse of office and misuse of public funds...

The floor of Uganda’s parliament witnessed chaotic scenes on Tuesday as legislators debated a motion around presidential age limits.A leading media outlet, NTV Uganda described the...

Kenyan MP Paul Ongili, better known as Babu Owino, has been charged with insulting President Uhuru Kenyatta, the Daily Nation newspaper is reporting.Mr Ongili...

Kenya’s opposition candidate Raila Odinga has told DW that some changes need to take place at the electoral commission if he is to take...

How far would you go to save water? Well, for the head of a provincial government in South Africa, it seems there is no sacrifice...

Togo will hold a referendum in the coming days to limit presidential terms, after parliament failed on Tuesday to agree the reform that the...

In a series of unresolved murders in Uganda, the 21st body of a woman has on Tuesday been found in Entebbe, near the capital,...