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Two police constables, clad in their uniforms were pictured in a market scene in Iju-Ishaga area of Lagos and as the case would have...

Kenyan authorities shut down TV stations to prevent live coverage of a swearing-in event by opposition leader Raila Odinga, who boycotted last year's disputed...

Liberia's President George Weah has called for the removal of a "racist" clause in the constitution which restricts citizenship to black people. The clause was...

An eight-month-old baby girl has been raped allegedly by her cousin in the Indian capital, Delhi. The girl is reportedly in a critical condition at...

The director of the CIA expects that Russia will target the US mid-term elections later this year. Mike Pompeo told the BBC there had been...

Kenya’s main opposition coalition the National Super Alliance (NASA) says it will press on with a planned inauguration banned by the authorities. There is tension...

A Nigerian man is set to wed his “unique bride” come 12th of April 2018 in a beautiful wedding ceremony to be graced by...

In Ghana, natural hair is as much of a fashion choice as it is a political statement. The style says: "I am a confident woman"...

Six of the BBC’s leading male presenters have agreed to take pay cuts after revelations over equal salaries. The BBC said Huw Edwards, Nicky Campbell,...

Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga has said he is ‘not afraid of sanctions’ ahead of his ‘swearing-in ceremony’ scheduled for Tuesday 30th January 2018. Odinga...

Michel Gbagbo, the son of Ivory Coast's former president Laurent Gbagbo, has been sentenced to six months in jail and ordered to pay a...

A middle aged man has allegedly poisoned has five month old son over lack of money for naming ceremony. Operatives of the Nigeria Police in...

President Buhari and former president Olusegun Obasanjo are both attending the 30th general summit of the African Union holding in Addis Ababa. See more photos...

In a letter to African regional leaders, President Donald Trump has said he "deeply respects" the people of Africa and that Secretary of State...

Fulani herdsmen in Ondo have killed a woman and also took off with her heart and private parts. Aside the destruction of over 200 hectares...

US President Donald Trump has asked Paul Kagame, the president of Rwanda and the African Union's (AU) chairman, to pass on his "warmest regards"...

A 90-year-old grand mother, identified as Priscilla Sitienei, who hails from Eldoret, Uasin Gishu county, has not given up on education, as she’s enrolled...

Water for Rural Africa (WRA) calls for immediate and urgent action to be taken to address the current drought gripping the south-western parts of...

The University of Zimbabwe has published former First Lady Grace Mugabe's PhD thesis after an anti-corruption watchdog said it was investigating whether the wife...

New Liberian President George Weah has appointed the first members of his cabinet, all of them men, largely naming party allies but picking a...

At least 35 people have been killed and dozens injured in a fire at a hospital in Miryang, South Korea, said the Yonhap news...

In Cape Town, South Africa, they're calling it "Day Zero" -- the day when the taps run dry.City officials had recently said that day...

Three men in Zambia have been mistakenly admitted to a cholera centre after taking herbs which reportedly boosted "sex enhancing" qualities, but whose symptoms...

Bill Gates has warned that Donald Trump's "America First" position could damage the US' relationship with Africa. " the balance of hard power versus soft...

Police in the Tanzanian capital Dadoma on Tuesday arrested a preacher who reportedly roams the streets preaching with a bottle of beer, The Citizen...

Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has advised the incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari against seeking re-election next year. Mr Obasanjo supported Mr Buhari's election in 2015...

President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda has given a speech declaring his "love" for US President Donald Trump. Earlier this month, Mr Trump was accused of...

Democrats on Tuesday withdrew an offer to fund U.S. President Donald Trump’s border wall, as tough negotiations over the future of young illegal immigrants...

More than $300,000 has been raised to aid the families of a Bronx fire’s victims, while plans are in motion to name a borough...

A loving son has given his deceased father a final send-off in a coffin filled with $7,630, that is about, N2.8million. According to Coconuts.co, the...

Harare — The extent of former first lady Grace Mugabe’s vast wealth came to light at the weekend when the one-time Zimbabwe presidential hopeful...

Pope Francis has apologised for remarks he made last week in Chile defending a bishop accused of covering up sexual abuse. He said he realised...

While George Weah has made global headlines since his first presidential bid in 2006, many have criticised the media for focusing on his football...

President Nana Akufo-Addo has described the peaceful handing over of power from one democratically elected government to another in Liberia, and the swearing-in of President George Weah, as...

Sean Donis caught his wife cheating, and now he’s facing up to 15 years in jail. He has been convicted of burgling and assault after...

The Gambia's former leader, Yahya Jammeh, who left the country a year ago after two decades in power, has been accused of many crimes....

A pilot was taken off a flight from Gatwick Airport after fears were raised he was drunk. The British Airways flight to Mauritius on Thursday...

US senators are struggling to agree on a bill to fund the government, which is in its second day of the shutdown. A Senate session...

As far as Catholic weddings go, it's pretty hard to beat being married by the Pope. On an airplane. But that's what happened Thursday morning...

Kidnappers have abducted two Americans and two Canadians in the northern Nigerian state of Kaduna, killing two police officers, a police spokesman said on...