Africa

“We are protesting because we are hungry,” Nigerian activist Banwo Olagokun tells the BBC.He is part of the Take It Back Movement, one of...

Legendary Nigerian singer, Onyeka Onwenu, has tragically passed away at the age of 72.The music icon reportedly died on Tuesday night, July 30, at...

The African Union (AU) has endorsed President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s proposal for mobile money interoperability across Africa.The proposal, considered a crucial step toward...

Fuel queues lengthened across major Nigerian cities on Monday after state oil company Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. faced problems supplying gasoline to local traders...

A national protest to demand good governance and a better standard of living led by civil society groups, trade unions and human rights activists...

In a major step towards economic integration, the African Union (AU) has adopted President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo's proposal for mobile money interoperability across...

Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, has emphasised “leadership and strategic thinking” in dealing with the challenges confronting the African...

Namibian, Michelle Nehoya has spent nearly $500 (£390) on an application for a visa to visit Canada - but almost two years later it...

A 23-year-old man named Emmanuel Chingwaru from Zimbabwe has been arraigned before a Magistrates’ court on charges of murder.The incident occurred on July 15,...

Over the weekend, renowned entrepreneur and philanthropist Ibrahim Mahama donated 20 Police vehicles and three 1,200 KVA electricity generators to Liberia Airport Authority.This contribution...

Thailand has expanded its visa-free entry scheme to 93 countries and territories as it seeks to revitalize its tourism industry.Visitors can stay in the...

Some family members of Adu Boakye, a 39-year-old Ghanaian who was shot and killed in Toronto, were seen crying at the Toronto Airport.According to...

Customs and Border Protection officials in Detroit stopped a slimy cargo from messing up American crops last month. Officials conducting a secondary baggage screening found...

Some international flights from Accra to other destinations have been affected today.This was after several airlines were hit by disruptions to their software that...

The Namibian government has refused a request to extend the visa for a Ugandan king who has been getting medical treatment in the country...

Afrobarometer's latest report reveals that a staggering 67% of Africans believe their governments are failing in the fight against corruption.Furthermore, 71% of Africans who...

Rwandan President Paul Kagame is on course to extend his 24-year rule by another five years in a landslide victory, with most of the...

Kenyan police have arrested a man who they have described as a “serial killer” suspected to have been behind the gruesome murder of nine...

A thief has been caught on CCTV stealing a new church member's phone at the RCCG Christ Ambassadors Youth Church, Nigeria.In the video, the...

Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has said the house he stays in whenever he is in the Federal Capital Territory is not his personal...

Famous Nigerian Afrobeats artist Davido has launched his own social media app called Chatter.Davido announced the news in a trending post on his official...

The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ruled as inadmissible, three of the four grounds of a suit filed by the son of a deceased...

Liquid C2, a subsidiary of Liquid Intelligent Technologies (https://Liquid.Tech/), a leading pan-African technology group, proudly announces the expansion of its Cloudmania business into the...

With local South Africa branches  Global EPC company Neosun Energy (www.Neosun.com) offers affordable  solar energy solutions for local businesses to mitigate the impact of rising...

EcoFlow (www.EcoFlow.com/za) is pleased to announce its Annual Winter Sale, running from 15th July to 19th August. This year's sale features exclusive promotions on...

In a significant and pivotal event, President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., today officially launched the Global Fund Grant Cycle 7 (GC7) at the Monrovia...

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has regretted the dearth of courageous people who can speak truth to power.Obi who...

For the last few months, Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani has been grabbing the spotlight in India.It's not because he has completed a major...

A number of children have died and more than 100 others are trapped after a school building collapsed in Nigeria’s central Plateau state, local...

Algeria participated with a delegation headed by the Algerian Ambassador to Japan, Mr. Farid Boulahbel, which also included the CEO of Sonatrach and a...

“The items we received have proven incredibly durable; throughout all the times we have had to move from place to place, we carried them...

For decades, conflict in the mineral-rich eastern DRC has triggered alarming levels of violence, mass displacement, widespread disease, gender-based violence and severe mental trauma,...

In an unusual turn of events, a man from Bulawayo has filed for divorce after experiencing recurring dreams in which he saw his wife...

Twenty-Five Basketball Coaches from 15 African Countries Selected for NBA 2K25 Summer League; Five Players Who Featured in the 2024 BAL Season (https://BAL.NBA.com/) to Compete...

A devastating building collapse has occurred at Saint Academy in Busa Buji, Jos North LGA, Plateau State, trapping numerous students beneath the rubble.The two-storey...

The “La Pista 500” at the Lingotto building in Turin hosted FIAT’s 125th anniversary "Smiling to the future” ceremony; Founded on July 11th 1899, FIAT...

Radhouane Nouicer, the Designated Expert on Sudan of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, has sounded the alarm about the dire human rights...

Angola is one of five countries where dracunculiasis has not yet been eradicated. Between 2018 and 2020, human cases were identified in Cunene province,...

Esther Kimani, a 2022 YouthADAPT winner, received the prestigious 2024 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation from the Royal Academy of Engineering on June 13...

Rene Awambeng, Managing Partner at investment banking and advisory firm Premier Invest, outlined Africa’s current oil and gas financing gap and strategies for unlocking...