Liberia election: George Weah takes early lead
Partial results from Liberia's presidential election show former football star George Weah has taken an early lead.Figures from the National Elections Commission (NEC) put...
Indonesian President forced to walk during traffic jam
Indonesian President Joko Widodo walked for several kilometers in scorching heat this week after his motorcade got stuck in a major traffic jam.In an...
Weah takes lead as less than half of Liberia’s election results emerge
Senator George Weah has taken the lead in the early election results announced by Liberia’s electoral commission on Thursday evening.
The National Elections Commission Chairman...
US, Israel withdraw from UNESCO
The US has announced it will withdraw from the United Nations Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), accusing the body of "anti-Israel bias".Heather Nauert, US...
Trump resists pressure to soften
President Donald Trump finds himself under immense pressure as he considers de-certifying the international nuclear deal with Iran, a move that would ignore warnings...
Mob cheers on rape, killing of woman who served ‘forbidden fish’
A woman was raped, whipped and beheaded before a cheering mob in the Democratic Republic of Congo — as punishment for dishing up “forbidden...
Boko Haram convicts ‘jailed for eight years’
About 20 people have so been found guilty in Nigeria for involvement with the Islamist militant Boko Haram group at closed-door trials taking place...
Nigeria Teachers fail exam set for pupils
Thousands of primary school teachers in Nigeria's northern Kaduna state are to be sacked after failing the exams they set for their six-year-old pupils.State...
India Supreme Court rules sex with child bride is rape
India's Supreme Court has struck down a legal clause that permits men to have sex with their underage wives.The clause, which was part of...
IQ Test? Trump suggests he’s smarter than Tillerson
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump suggested he's smarter than Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, saying in an interview published Tuesday that if Tillerson did...
‘Poll will go ahead’ – Kenyatta
Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta says that the 26 October election re-run will go ahead.He was speaking at a rally in the coastal city of...
Curfew in Malawi over ‘vampire’ killings
At least five people have been killed in southern Malawi after they were accused of behaving like vampires.The UN says it has pulled staff...
Nigeria to sack teachers who failed exams
Authorities in northern Nigeria’s Kaduna State say more than 20,000 primary school teachers will be dismissed as they failed to pass examination tests meant...
Raila Odinga’s decision to quit re-run unwise – Dr. Antwi-Danso
Kenyan’s opposition leader Raila Odinda has been berated by international relations analyst, Dr. Vladimir Antwi for withdrawing from the country’s upcoming presidential election re-run.He...
Raila Odinga quits Kenya election re-run
Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga pulls out of 26 October election re-run, seeking "credible election."Mr Odinga said his withdrawal would give the electoral commission...
Liberia votes to choose Ellen Johnson Sirleaf successor
Liberians are going to the polls to choose a successor to Africa's first elected female president and Nobel Peace laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.Ex-football star...
North Korea ‘hackers steal US-South Korea war plans’
Hackers from North Korea are reported to have stolen a large cache of military documents from South Korea, including a plan to assassinate North...
Sirleaf entreats Liberians not to vote on party, ethnic, religious or tribal lines
Outgoing Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has called on Liberians to vote for the one they believe will make the country a better place...
Trump’s Twitter row with top Republican Senator Bob Corker
US President Donald Trump has had an ill-tempered exchange with a leading Republican senator, aggravating already poor relations between the two men.Foreign Relations Committee...
Grace Mugabe warns of coup plot
Zimbabwe's First Lady Grace Mugabe has warned of a possible coup plot amid growing tensions in the fight to succeed her husband.She says allies...
Florida declares state of emergency as storm looms
Tropical Storm Nate is expected to impact Florida this weekend with rain and wind, even though the eye is not currently forecast to make...
US soldiers killed in ambush in Niger
Three US soldiers have been killed and two others wounded in an ambush in Niger near the border with Mali, the US Africa Command has...
FBI to interview Las Vegas shooter’s girlfriend
FBI investigators were expected to interview Marilou Danley, the live-in girlfriend of Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock, on Wednesday, authorities said.The interview was scheduled...
Campaign tackles baby-killing ritual in Nigeria
Nine-month-old David drops to his knees, crawls toward a bottle of milk on the counter and begins to whimper. A young lady picks him...
Zulu king calls for caning in schools
Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini has said that the banning of corporal punishment in school has led to an increase in indiscipline in learning institutions, the...
Zimbabwe arrests journalist over Grace Mugabe ‘used’ underwear
Zimbabwe police have arrested a journalist at a privately-owned daily over a story claiming that President Robert Mugabe's wife, Grace had donated second-hand underwear...
Las Vegas killer ‘sick, demented’ – Trump
President Donald Trump has described the gunman who killed 59 people and injured 527 in Las Vegas on Sunday as "a sick man, a...
Top Kenyan university closed as political tensions rise
Kenya’s top university has been closed following unrest and allegations from students of police brutality. It is the latest sign of the deepening tensions...
Uganda opposition MPs’ homes attacked
Suspected grenades have been used in attacks on the homes of two opposition MPs – one of them the singer-turned-politician known as Bobi Wine...
Teen couple suspended for ‘marriage proposal’ return to class
Education campaigners in South Africa have criticised a school for suspending two pupils after their marriage proposal on the school grounds, reports the Sowetan Live.The...
Photos: The Las Vegas shooting from the perspective of survivors and first responders
A gunman fired into a country music festival in Las Vegas, Nevada, last night, killing more than 50 and injuring hundreds. The suspect, identified...
Cameroon’s Anglophone crisis resulted in 17 deaths – Amnesty
International rights group, Amnesty International, says it has independently confirmed that 17 people were killed during clashes between Cameroonian security forces and pro-independence protesters.The...
Australian boy fatally crushed by gym weights
An Australian teenager has died after being crushed by weightlifting equipment at a gym.
Ben Shaw, 15, was attempting to bench press almost 100kg (220...
Why Nigeria wants to remove police roadblocks
Nigeria's police chief Ibrahim Idris has ordered the immediate removal of all police roadblocks across the country.Many Nigerians will welcome the news because these...
Kenyatta rejects call for power sharing
President Uhuru kenyatta on Sunday dismissed calls by the opposition in kenya for a caretaker government if the fresh election is not held within...
Trump calls N Korea talks waste of time
US President Donald Trump has told his secretary of state that he is wasting his time trying to negotiate with North Korea over its...
Spain’s harsh crackdown draws worldwide attention to Catalonia
The Catalan government has claimed that 90 percent of voters are in favor of independence, following the violent crackdown Spanish riot police brought upon...
Photo: Man, 55 rapes daughter 9 times for money rituals
An Ado-Ekiti Magistrate’s Court has remanded a 55-year-old man, Bashiru Adeyanju, in prison custody for raping his 17-year-old daughter (names withheld).Adeyanju, a resident of...
‘I tested her with just a “small slap” and she called off our wedding’
So a prospective Nigerian groom has shared online what he did to his wife-to-be that had her call their wedding off.An anonymous guy shared...
Cameroon bans pro-independence rallies in Anglophone area
Cameroon has banned public meetings and travel in a mainly English-speaking region ahead of a protest to demand independence for the area.The South-West region's...