60% of Africans believe climate conditions for Agric production have worsened… – Afrobarometer survey
A recent Afrobarometer survey has unveiled alarming perceptions about the impact of climate change on agriculture across Africa.According to Dr Edem Selormey, Director of...
Man bags life imprisonment after mother turned him in for murder
A man whose mother turned him in to police after he confessed to a string of crimes was on Friday sentenced to life imprisonment...
South Africa’s ‘favourite teacher’ dies aged 85
South Africans are paying tributes to their “favourite teacher", William Smith, who has died aged 85.The beloved maths and science teacher and innovator died...
Uganda confirms two more cases of mpox
Uganda has confirmed two more mpox virus infections, bringing the number of cases in the East African country to four, according to the health...
Telegram says arrested CEO Durov has ‘nothing to hide’
Messaging app Telegram has said its CEO Pavel Durov, who was detained in France on Saturday, has "nothing to hide".
Mr Durov was arrested at an airport...
Mahama in Lagos to deliver keynote address at Nigerian Bar Conference
Former President John Dramani Mahama is in Lagos, Nigeria, as a special guest for the Nigerian Bar Association’s 64th Annual General Conference.Mr Mahama is...
Botswana discovers second largest diamond in the world
The second-largest diamond ever found - a rough 2,492-carat stone - has been unearthed in Botswana at a mine owned by Canadian firm Lucara...
Nigerian whistleblower PIDOM disappears, social media accounts compromised
An anonymous whistleblower in Nigerian cyberspace, PIDOM Nigeria, has gone missing, and his social media accounts have been compromised, an exposé by Investigative Journalist,...
Nigerians outraged by president’s new plane
Many Nigerians have reacted with outrage after a new plane was bought for President Bola Tinubu at a time when the economy is experiencing...
Contaminated maize sparks fear in Zambia after 400 dogs die
An "alarming number" of 400 dogs are thought to have died over the past month in Zambia after eating contaminated maize and humans could...
Nigeria’s President heads for France in newly acquired $100m aircraft
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu travelled to France on Monday for a “work stay” on a newly acquired private jet, sparking criticism as the West...
Nigeria Labour vows not to be silenced over mass suffering — NLC
Following the invitation of the President of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Joe Ajaero, by the police on allegations of criminal conspiracy, terrorism financing, treasonable...
Mpox not new Covid and can be stopped, expert says
Mpox is "not the new Covid", because authorities clearly know how to control its spread, a leading World Health Organization expert has said.
Despite real...
Police commander transferred over sex work comment
A police commander in Tanzania's capital, Dodoma, has been removed from her post following controversial comments in which she linked an alleged gang-rape victim...
95-year-old man weds 90-year-old bride in Kenya
In a tender celebration of true love's perseverance, Ibrahim Mbogo, 95, and Tabitha Wangui, 90, finally said "I do" on Sunday, August 18, at...
Meet David Tweneboah Koduah, Ghana’s only int’l technical official at 2024 Paralympic Games
David Tweneboah Koduah, a senior university sports coach at the University of Cape Coast (UCC), will represent Ghana as an International Technical Official at...
20 Nigerian students abducted by gunmen in an ambush
At least 20 Nigerian university students were abducted by gunmen who ambushed their vehicles in the country’s north-central region, police said Friday.The students were...
Cholera outbreak in Sudan kills at least 22 people
Sudan has been stricken by a cholera outbreak that has killed nearly two dozen people and sickened hundreds more in recent weeks, health authorities...
‘I’ve been sleeping under a bridge in Lagos for 30 years’
Having lived for exactly half his life under a bridge in Nigeria's biggest city, Lagos, Liya’u Sa’adu sees himself as the "guardian" of the...
Chinese coy plotting to strip Nigeria of assets, embarrass Tinubu – Presidency
The Presidency is aware of failed attempts by Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Ltd., a Chinese company, to take over offshore assets of Nigeria...
Seizure of aircraft in Nigeria’s Presidential Air Fleet is embarrassing – Peter Obi
The 2023 Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi has described the seizure of aircraft in Nigeria’s Presidential Air Fleet as...
National strike held over India doctor’s murder
Doctors in India have begun a national strike, escalating the protest against the rape and murder of a female colleague in the West Bengal...
Travellers advised to consider mpox vaccine
Travellers should consider getting vaccinated against Mpox if they will be visting affected areas in Africa, new advice says.The European Centre for Disease Prevention...
Chinese mining company loses US$900,000 in armed attack
A Chinese mining company has revealed that it lost 12kg (26lbs) of gold – worth US$900,000 – in an armed robbery in Ghana earlier...
Issa Hayatou’s body arrives in Cameroon ahead of burial
The mortal remains of former President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Issa Hayatou arrive in Cameroon ahead of his burial today August...
39 missing as Uganda garbage landslide death toll rises to 26
The death toll from a landslide at a vast garbage dump in Uganda's capital Kampala last week has risen to 26, while 39 people...
Woman switches to Miss Universe Nigeria after Miss South Africa row
Chidimma Adetshina, the pageant hopeful who was forced to withdraw from Miss South Africa due to a nationality row, has accepted an invitation to...
Chinese national in court for illegally operating drone in Zimbabwe
A 55-year-old Chinese national, Dai Pengfei, has been sentenced to 30 days in prison for operating a drone without the required licence.Pengfei appeared before...
Nigerian bill proposes jail time for refusing to sing ‘new’ national anthem, other offenses
Prominent national figures have continued to criticize the proposed House of Representatives bill that would impose a 10-year prison sentence on those who refuse...
Senegal newspapers go dark amid press freedom warnings
Senegalese commuters hoping to browse the news on their way to work were left disappointed on Tuesday - most national newspapers refused to publish...
Migrants rescued in central Mediterranean [Photos]
NGO Open Arms rescued dozens of migrants in the Mediterranean Sea after search and rescue operations in international waters south of Lampedusa, one of...
Fire in PSquare camp as Peter replies Paul
Tensions are flaring between the Okoye twins, Peter and Paul, of the renowned Nigerian music duo PSquare.The discord erupted after Paul Okoye's recent interview,...
WHO to convene experts amid rising monkeypox cases in Africa
The World Health Organization (WHO) will on Wednesday, August 14, 2024, convene an emergency committee meeting over the upsurge of Monkeypox.WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom...
Landslide at Uganda rubbish dump kills 17
At least 17 people are now known to have died after a landslide at a massive rubbish dump in the Ugandan capital, Kampala.Rescuers are...
Foreign Affairs Ministry reacts to ‘strained’ Ghana-Burkina relations
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has refuted claims that President Akufo-Addo is the cause of Ghana’s strained ties with Burkina Faso.Former...
Check out beautiful scenes from 2024 Homowo climax
The Ga people celebrate Homowo in remembrance of famine that once happened in their history in precolonial Ghana.It serves as a reminder of their...
Homowo twin festival in pictures
As part of the annual Homowo festival celebrated by the Ga people, a twin festival dubbed: 'Yeyeeye' or “Akwele Suma" is held ahead of...
Popular Nigerian transgender found dead
Nigerian police are investigating the death of a Nigerian transgender TikToker known as “Abuja Area Mama”.The beaten and bruised body of 33-year-old transgender woman...
Tonto Dikeh invited by Police for alleged forgery
Nigerian actress, Tonto Dikeh has been invited by Police in Abuja.The Police in a letter accuses the actress and politician of multiple offenses, including...
WHO calls emergency meeting amid Africa’s mpox cases surge
The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for an emergency committee of experts meeting to determine whether the mpox outbreak constitutes a Public Health...