Togo shuts down internet amid protests
Internet access in Togo has been severely restricted as opposition supporters gather to protest against the rule of President Faure Gnassingbé.Some users say internet...
HOT VIDEO: Naked demo hits Togo President
Thousands of women reportedly poured on the streets in Togo to demand the immediate resignation of President Faure Gnassingbe.The women went topless in front...
Obama: Axing young migrant scheme is ‘wrong’
Former US President Barack Obama has attacked the Trump administration for scrapping his scheme to protect young undocumented migrants from deportation.The Deferred Action for...
Lesotho army chief dies in office gun battle
Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) commander, Lt-Gen Khoantle Motšomotšo, was shot dead on Tuesday morning during a gun battle with Lt-Col Tefo Hashatsi and Lt-Col...
PHOTOS: Man dies of cancer a day before wife’s funeral
Five children have been orphaned after their dad died from bowel cancer - just weeks after their mum's death from the same illness.Omena Ubiaro,...
Odinga rejects re-run date
Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga said on Tuesday his coalition would not participate in the re-run of a presidential election proposed for Oct. 17...
Kate Middleton pregnant; expecting baby no. 3
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting their third child, Kensington Palace has announced.
The Queen and both families are said to be "delighted...
Kenya election: Date set for Kenyatta-Odinga re-run
Kenya's presidential election will be re-run on 17 October after the original result was annulled, the electoral body has announced.The election commission head said...
China Bans Children From Attending Church Services
The Chinese Government has placed a ban on children in the country attending church services.The move is reportedly a bid to crack down on...
Martin Amidu congratulates Kenyan Supreme Court
For the first time in the history of Africa, the Kenyan Supreme Court, made all students and activists of free, transparent and fair elections...
Four injured as car smashes into house in York
Four people were injured, three of them seriously, when a car smashed through the side of a house and started a fire.
A white VW...
North Korea nuclear test: Hydrogen bomb ‘missile-ready’
North Korea says it has successfully tested a nuclear weapon that could be loaded onto a long-range missile.
The secretive communist state said its sixth...
Read the Inauguration Day letter Obama left for Trump
During his final moments in the Oval Office, President Barack Obama folded into thirds a handwritten letter to Donald Trump, slid it into an...
Wife ‘cut off husband’s penis because he was ignoring her’
A wife allegedly cut off her husband’s penis and flushed it down the loo.The woman is said to have attacked the 50-year-old because he...
Serena Williams gives birth to baby girl
A baby just in time for Labor Day weekend.Serena Williams and fiancé Alexis Ohanian welcomed a baby girl at St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm...
Ghana to leverage on ECOWAS market to grow
Foreign Affairs Minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey has said the Government is looking at both internal and external strategies to reform the economy and market...
Photos: How God stopped bullets from entering my body
The founder of The Concerned Youths Empowerment Association Of Nigeria, Noble C C Adaelu has recounted how God stopped bullets from entering his body after...
Raila Odinga calls for prosecution of election officials
Kenyan opposition leader, Raila Odinga has called on the country's Supreme Court to prosecute IEBC officials, after it annulled results of the August 8...
How Kenya presidential polls were rigged
SHOCKING REPORT FROM ICT ACCESS/AUDIT REPORT!1.341 users accessed the system between 6th August 2017 to 22nd August 20172. There were 3395 failed log in...
Hot video: Kenya Supreme Court annuls 2017 presidential polls
Kenya's Supreme Court has annulled the result of the country's recent presidential election.Citing irregularities, the Supreme Court said a new poll should be held...
I disagree with ruling, but ready for re-run – Uhuru
President Uhuru Kenyatta says the Jubilee Coalition is ready to campaign again ahead of the presidential election re-run even though he does not agree...
Zuma’s son denies S Africa corruption
The son of South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has denied involvement in alleged corruption despite his links with controversial businessmen.Duduzane Zuma told the BBC...
Breaking News: Judges annul Kenya presidential election
Kenya's Supreme Court has annulled the result of the country's recent presidential election.Citing irregularities, the Supreme Court said a new poll should be held...
Photo: Girl 12 commits suicide after teacher scold her
A 12-year-old Indian school girl killed herself after allegedly being shouted at for staining her uniform and bench with period blood.
The 7th grader, a student in...
PHOTO: Bullion van loaded with millions of naira catches fire in Lagos
A bullion van loaded with an unspecified amount went up in flames Tuesday under Ojota bridge, Lagos
Report said that the van was driving inward...
Man banned from Twitter over mosquito death threat
A Twitter user in Japan has been banned from using the social networking site for making a death threat against a mosquito.
Tweeting abuse would...
Togo court jails 15 anti-government protesters
Fifteen supporters of Togolese opposition party, Pan African National Party (PAN) have been handed jail terms for their role in recent anti-government protests.
The convicts,...
Cameroon bans ‘opposition’ English-language TV channel
Cameroon has banned people from watching a popular television station that says it represents the interests of the English-speaking population.
Cable TV providers have been...
US military joins Harvey response
With floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey swallowing entire Texas cities, the US military is mobilizing its resources from states across the country to help...
Togo court jails 15 anti-government protesters
Fifteen supporters of Togolese opposition party, Pan African National Party (PAN) have been handed jail terms for their role in recent anti-government protests.
The convicts,...
Two men arrested in Zambia for having sex
Police in Zambia have arrested two men "allegedly found having sex", reports the state owned Times of Zambia.
The pair - one aged 38 and...
South Africa student receives $1m loan in error
A South African university is investigating how a student was mistakenly given a 14m rand ($1m; £770,000) loan.
The error became known after an image...
VIDEO: Dancing Police officer at Notting Hill Carnival is Just Brilliant
Notting Hill Carnival has delivered an unlikely social media star in the from of a dancing police officer throwing some sick shapes and earning...
Houston Police Officer dies in flood
A Houston police officer has died after he became trapped in flood waters whilst trying to get to work, the city police chief has...
US: ‘All options’ open on North Korea
US President Donald Trump has said North Korea's latest missile launch signals "contempt" for its neighbours and the UN.
He said the North would only...
Flood-hit Houston imposes curfew
The US city of Houston has declared a night-time curfew as it battles the impact of Hurricane Harvey.
The storm has dumped record rainfall over...
African leaders blasted for 'health tourism'
A South African minister has criticised African leaders who seek medical treatment abroad.
Aaron Motsoaledi condemned "health tourism" while speaking in Zimbabwe.
President Robert Mugabe, who...
Zimbabwe's grannies turn to sex work
While her peers are busy sharing fables with their grandchildren, nurturing them to be better people in society, *Lucy Mutasa (52), will be selling...
North Korea fires missile over Japan
North Korea has fired a missile over northern Japan in a move Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called an "unprecedented" threat to his country.
The...
Liberian opposition party alleges plot to kill Weah
The national youth wing of main opposition Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) is accusing some executives of the ruling Unity Party of allegedly hiring...