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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...

A man suspected of being a significant supplier of small boats equipment to people smugglers has been arrested in Amsterdam following a joint operation...

A well-known Iranian human rights activist has killed himself in protest at what he called the dictatorship of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. In...

Apple is facing a legal claim accusing it of effectively locking 40 million British customers into its iCloud service and charging them "rip off...

The former headteacher of a French school has revealed the shocking sequence of events that led to the beheading of Samuel Paty by a...

Brazil's Supreme Court has been evacuated and a man has been found dead after two explosions were heard outside the building on Wednesday evening. The...

British newspaper group The Guardian has announced it will no longer post on X, formerly Twitter, saying it has become a "toxic media platform".In...

The co-founder and CEO of Telegram, who took people by surprise with his claim that he has over a hundred “biological kids” in 12...

A journalist detained in an Eritrean prison without trial for 23 years has won a Swedish human rights prize for his commitment to freedom...

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...

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Elon Musk and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will lead the newly created Department of...

This year, the number of delegates from African countries is smaller compared to the last COP in Dubai.However, Nigeria once again leads the continent...

The Archbishop of Canterbury has announced he will step down from his role following a damning report into a prolific child abuser associated with...

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the most senior cleric in the Church of England, has announced his resignation, saying he had failed to ensure...

At least 35 people were killed and 43 more injured after a car ploughed into a crowd of people exercising at a stadium in...

Following her recent disqualification from the Miss Universe 2024 competition, Italy Mora, representing Panama, has taken the initiative to clarify the circumstances surrounding her unexpected exit. The Miss...

Nigerian artiste Ayra Starr has said in a conversation chanced on by Rolling Stone that despite her rising fame, she still lives with her family...

Several airlines have suspended flights to Haiti after a passenger plane from the US was hit by gunfire as it tried to land in...

Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille has been fired by the country's ruling council less than six months after he took office.An executive order, signed...

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...

China has unveiled new measures aimed at boosting its flagging economy, as it braces for a second Donald Trump presidency.The country plans to tackle...

Seventeen people have been taken to hospital after a crash involving two double-decker buses in Manchester.It happened near the junction of Rochdale Road and...

The Queen will miss Remembrance events this weekend, Buckingham Palace has said.Queen Camilla will not attend the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance at the...

Friends of the British High Commission in Accra celebrated at a youth-themed reception in honor of His Majesty King Charles III’s birthday last night.Around...

A senior official at COP29 climate change conference in Azerbaijan appears to have used his role to arrange a meeting to discuss potential fossil...

Wednesday wasn’t just a good day for Donald Trump. The wealth of the world’s 10 richest people also soared by a record amount, according...

Donald Trump is set to return to the White House, having promised action on issues including immigration, the economy and the war in Ukraine. He...

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...

President Joe Biden praised the campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris after Harris conceded the presidential election to Donald Trump on Wednesday.Biden called Harris...

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...

Nigeria's army chief Lt Gen Taoreed Lagbaja has died after a "period of illness" aged 56, President Bola Tinubu has announced.He died on Tuesday...

Kamala Harris has lost her bid to become America's first woman leader, as her Republican rival Donald Trump surged to a decisive victory in...

Republicans are projected to have retaken control of the US Senate, after flipping Senate seats in West Virginia and Ohio. The projected results move the...

The US dollar has surged as Donald Trump is now projected to have won the presidency and will re-enter the White House. Bitcoin has also...

This is surely the most dramatic comeback in US political history. Four years after leaving the White House, Donald Trump is set to move back...

A week after flash floods hit eastern Spain, recriminations are flying over who was to blame for the country’s worst natural disaster in living...

The words in Donald Trump's victory speech were nothing out of the ordinary - but the moment itself was truly extraordinary. Flanked by family and...

With the reelection of Donald Trump, Ukraine may soon have to adjust to a dramatic reduction in US support that could have a decisive...