Africa

More than 150 illegal miners have been rescued from an abandoned mine in South Africa's eastern Mpumalanga province.Police say three bodies were recovered earlier...

Burkina Faso's military ruler Capt Ibrahim Traoré has sacked his Prime Minister Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de Tambela and dissolved the entire government.The dismissal of...

As Ghana approaches the December 7 general elections, there is rising political tension amid calls for a peaceful atmosphere.Citizens are gearing up to exercise...

Every ten minutes, a woman is killed by an intimate partner or family member.This is contained in the report “Femicides in 2023: Global Estimates...

Africa's development narrative is undergoing a transformation, driven by bold leaders who are challenging conventional approaches and advocating for inclusive, sustainable growth.Among these visionaries...

Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, from the governing South West Africa People's Organisation (Swapo), has been voted in as Namibia's first female president after last week's disputed...

A courageous Zimbabwean woman is recovering in the hospital after managing to fight off a lion that attacked her in the wild.Violet Moyo, a...

Zimbabweans reacted with hilarity after it was revealed that a 47-year-old man claiming to be the secret son of the late former president Robert...

In a landmark achievement, Nigerian songstress Yemi Alade has earned her first-ever solo Grammy nomination in the Best African Music Performance category for her...

Global InfoAnalytics has predicted victory for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate in the presidential race, John Dramani Mahama.The research firm released its latest...

The incoming regional director of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Africa, Tanzania’s Dr Faustine Ndugulile, has died, just three months after he was...

The field outside the royal palace in the Ghanaian city of Kumasi was filled with an exuberant crowd, celebrating the return 100 years ago...

Jaison Muvevi, a former police officer turned gold miner, has revealed shocking details about his personal life while in solitary confinement.Muvevi, who is facing...

Chioma is adamant that Hope, the baby boy she is holding in her arms, is her son.  After eight years of failed attempts to...

Two cows valued at approximately GH₵ 27,000 have been stolen from the premises of the Celestial Church of Christ (CCC) Testimony Parish in Egbeda,...

You can see thick plumes of smoke rise from the Agbogbloshie dumpsite from miles away. The air at the vast dump, in the west of...

Former First Lady Grace Mugabe was overcome with emotion and cried uncontrollably while testifying in a theft case involving stolen property belonging to her...

Kenya’s Catholic Church has rejected a donation of about $40,000 (£32,000) made by President William Ruto. He offered the money towards the building of a...

A likely absolute majority for President Bassirou Diomaye Faye's Pastef party in Senegal's legislative election would empower him to pursue his ambitious 25-year agenda, though his first...

An Australian mining company, Resolute Mining, says it will pay Mali's military government $160m (£126m) to settle a tax dispute, after the company's British...

The incoming Trump administration’s plans to implement strict border measures, strike down Biden-era policies and kick off the detention and deportation of migrants at large scale...

Mozambique's government has banned protests following sustained post-election unrest that has left several people dead and dozens others injured.It follows last month's disputed presidential...

A 23-year-old armed robbery suspect, Godwin Emmanuel, has admitted stealing a police officer’s phone from a patrol van while being transported to the Osun...

The Nigerian gospel film industry is in mourning following the passing of veteran actor Moses Korede Are, popularly recognised for his role as “Baba...

An estimated 4,000 illegal gold miners are hiding underground in South Africa after the government cut off food and water in an effort to...

Two Ugandans have been detained for allegedly insulting President Yoweri Museveni, First Lady Janet Museveni and the president's son Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba on the...

Nigeria has announced that free emergency Caesarean sections will be made available to "poor and vulnerable"women in an ambitious plan to bring down the...

Controversial cross-dresser Idris Okuneye, better known as Bobrisky, has clarified the reasons behind his recent departure from Nigeria after two failed attempts to travel...

In response to a recent sexual scandal impacting Equatorial Guinea’s image, the Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea (PDGE) has issued an official statement detailing...

Equatorial Guinea’s President, Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, has officially removed Baltasar Ebang Engonga from his role as Director General of the National Financial Investigation Agency...

A court in Kenya has sentenced two men to 35 years each for the murder of Ugandan athlete Benjamin Kiplagat at the end of...

The Government of Equatorial Guinea has announced that any public or private administration official caught engaging in intimate relations within office premises will be...

The Public Prosecutor's Office in Equatorial Guinea is currently investigating Baltasar Ebang Engonga, popularly known as "Bello," for potential public health violations.Ebang Engonga, the...

The Director General, National Financial Investigation Agency in Equatorial Guinea, Baltasar Engonga, has been arrested for allegedly recording over 400 sextapes of the wives...

Ghanaian actress Gloria Sarfo has vented her spleen on the organisers of the Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) over challenges some Ghanaian filmmakers faced...

ECOWAS is gearing up to host a key series of meetings from November 5-8, 2024, in Lomé, Togo, bringing together aviation ministers, DGs of...

Mpox cases continue to spread on the African continent, showing an increase of over 500% from last year, data from the Africa Centres for...

The wait is over! Adom 106.3 FM’s Family Kolor Paaty is happening today, November 2, 2024, at the beautiful Legon Botanical Garden in Accra.From...

Dozens of alleged protesters were brought before a Nigerian court on Friday, sparking outrage, as many of the defendants appeared to be malnourished following...

NBA star LeBron James has endorsed Kamala Harris, writing on his personal X account that "the choice is clear to me".The Akron, Ohio native...