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Voters in Botswana have rejected the country’s long-serving governing party in a result that marks a political earthquake in the diamond-rich southern African nation. The...

Canada has launched a new drive to get more overseas tourists to visit the country. Yet staffing shortages, wildfires and a spat with China...

US rapper Young Thug was released from jail Thursday evening after pleading guilty to gang, drug and gun charges, in a dramatic twist that...

The Harris-Walz Campaign has announced that rapper Cardi B will be speaking at the vice-president's rally in Milwaukee tomorrow. It's no surprise that with an election this big comes...

More than 60 million people have cast early votes in the US election, according to the University of Florida's Election Lab. This beats the early voter...

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...

At least 158 people have died in Spain's worst flooding disaster in generations as rescuers battle odds to find survivors. On Thursday, more than 1,200...

Beauty queen Chidimma Adetshina, who has been at the centre of a fierce nationality row, is to be stripped of her South African identity...

Two influencers who refused to wear life jackets drowned when their boat was sunk by a huge wave after a yacht party in Brazil.Victims...

Nigerian MP Alex Ikwechegh has apologised after a video went viral of him slapping and verbally abusing a taxi driver who had come to...

Morocco's King Mohammed VI has hosted French President Emmanuel Macron and First Lady Brigitte Macron at the Royal Palace of Guests in Rabat.In attendance...

A huge Mayan city has been discovered centuries after it disappeared under a jungle canopy in Mexico.Archaeologists found pyramids, sports fields, causeways connecting districts...

A British man who used artificial intelligence to create images of child abuse was sent to prison for 18 years on Monday.The court sentenced...

Universities across the country, especially those owned by the Federal Government, were yesterday shut down by non-academic staff, under the aegis of Senior Staff...

A skydiver has died after accidentally walking into a plane propeller.Amanda Gallagher, 37, was taking pictures of other skydivers at Wichita Cook Airfield in...

Zambian football is in mourning after seven players from Chavuma Town Council FC were killed in a bus crash.The country's football association (Faz) expressed...

A comedian at a Donald Trump rally called Puerto Rico a "floating island of garbage", sparking fury from Republicans and Democrats and accusations of...

BBC Africa Eye, the investigative unit of BBC World Service, explores what is driving some first-generation French Africans to seek new beginnings in Senegal.This...

A Zimbabwean man left a courtroom stunned after admitting he had been urinating and defecating in his bedroom to protest his wife’s alleged denial...

The gang of men who smuggled almost £4.5 million worth of cannabis hidden in sacks of Gari powder from Ghana to south Essex have...

The coalition led by Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has lost its majority in parliament, its worst result in over a decade. The LDP...

When a North Carolina man headed to a convenience store on Tuesday, he had no idea luck was on his side.Jerry Hicks, a master...

A video purportedly showing popular Cameroonian singer Simon Longkana Agno, widely known as Longue Longue, being tortured has led to widespread outrage in the...

The trend of Nigerians seeking greener pastures abroad, often referred to as the "Japa" movement, has become widespread.It is no longer news that this...

Nigerian actress Ramota Adetu, popularly known as Aunty Ramota, has shared her financial difficulties and current living situation.In a now-viral video, Aunty Ramota disclosed...

Beyonce has made a rare political appearance, as she hugged Kamala Harris at a presidential campaign rally, telling voters: "We need to sing a...

The government is under pressure to stop illegal meat being smuggled into the UK, amid warnings of a "foot-and-mouth" level crisis for British farmers. The...

Grammy Award-winning US rapper Lil Durk has been arrested on a charge of murder-for-hire, according to CBS News, the BBC's US partner. Police records seen...

Israel launched multiple air strikes on Iran in the early hours of Saturday, in response to what the Israeli military called "months of continuous...

Prof. Nhlanhla Thwala, Vice-Chancellor of the Africa Leadership University (ALU), has officially taken over as Chair of the Executive Steering Committee (ESC) of the...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has been named Secretary-General of the Commonwealth at the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government...

An Indian PhD student says she was "forcibly transferred" to a masters course without her consent by the University of Oxford.Lakshmi Balakrishnan, from Tamil...

A prominent figure within Ghana's New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, has criticized UK Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer for dismissing calls for...

China is a global goliath when it comes to one of the most important resources in the world - critical minerals.These minerals are essential...

The UK "can't change our history", Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has told the BBC when asked about paying reparations to countries impacted by...

Nigeria’s controversial crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky, has been rushed to the Police Hospital at Falomo, Lagos, after complaining of pain in...

An ex-television presenter now turned energy healer claims she can banish demons — but instead of destroying them she sends them to 'paradise'.Antonia Harman,...

Commonwealth heads of government are preparing to defy the United Kingdom and agree plans to examine reparatory justice for the transatlantic slave trade, the...

Canada will sharply lower the number of immigrants it allows into the country for the first time in years, marking a notable shift in...

Boeing workers in the Seattle region decisively rejected the US aerospace giant's latest contract offer on Wednesday, extending their nearly six-week strike.Almost two-thirds --...