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Ghanaian immigration lawyer in Bronx jailed

A Ghanaian-Bronx-based immigration lawyer, Kofi Amankwaa, has been sentenced to 70 months in prison for his role in a fraud scheme involving fraudulent filings...

Uganda reports second Ebola death, a 4-year-old, WHO says

A second Ebola patient, a four-year-old child, has died in Uganda, the World Health Organization said, citing the country’s health ministry.The fatality brings the...

Israel blocks entry of all humanitarian aid into Gaza

The Israeli government says it has blocked the entry of all humanitarian aid into Gaza because the first phase of the ceasefire with Hamas...

DR Congo conflict: 500 mpox patients flee clinics after rebel looting

More than 500 mpox patients have fled clinics in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo over the last month amid the current conflict.Officials at Africa...

CCTV captures thieves stealing golden toilet worth $6million

One of the men on trial over the theft of a £4.75 million gold toilet from Blenheim Palace had scoured the internet for details...

Drought-hit Morocco asks citizens not to slaughter sheep on Eid al-Adha

King Mohammed VI of Morocco asked Moroccans on Wednesday to abstain from performing the rite of slaughtering sheep on Eid al-Adha this year due...

BBC Komla Dumor Award 2025 launched

The BBC is seeking a rising star of African journalism for the BBC News Komla Dumor Award, which is now in its 10th year.Journalists...

5 dead, 20 missing as boat conveying burial guests capsizes

A tragic boat accident in the Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State has left at least five people dead, with 20 others...

Couple shares trauma after dead body was placed beside them on flight

An Australian couple have spoken of the "traumatic" moment the body of a dead passenger was placed next to them on a Qatar Airways...

British MP jailed for punching constituent

Suspended Labour MP Mike Amesbury has been jailed for 10 weeks after he admitted punching a man to the ground in his Cheshire constituency. Amesbury,...

Scottish businessman found dead in Kenya

A Scottish businessman who disappeared in Kenya has been found dead.Campbell Scott, from Fife, was attending a conference at the JW Marriott Hotel in...

South Africa faces highest-level power cuts as generation units fail

South Africa's power utility, Eskom, has restored eight units at power plants after implementing its highest stage of controlled power cuts early Sunday due...

Man beats mother-in-law for allowing wife to receive gift from suspected lover

A Harare man violently attacked his mother-in-law after his wife received a Valentine’s gift from another man, accusing her of promoting infidelity. Elita Mpofu, the...

India bans two opioids behind crisis in Ghana, other West African countries

Indian authorities have banned two highly addictive opioids in response to a BBC investigation which found they were fuelling a public health crisis in...

Pope Francis in critical condition after respiratory crisis

Pope Francis is resting, but remains "critical" with respiratory and kidney problems, more than a week after being admitted to hospital, the Vatican has...

Night worker stabs colleague over cigarette dispute

A dispute over a cigarette turned violent when a sex worker stabbed her colleague at a taxi rank in Verulam CBD, South Africa, on...

Mali to investigate claims soldiers ‘executed’ women and children

Mali's military government says it is investigating allegations that soldiers "coldly executed" at least 24 civilians in the north of the country on Monday.That...

New Zealand Minister resigns after he ‘placed hand’ on staff’s arm

New Zealand’s commerce minister Andrew Bayly has resigned as a government minister after he “placed a hand” on a staff member’s upper arm last...

Anger as aid worker dies after DR Congo shooting

An aid worker has died from gunshot wounds in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels who captured two key cities in recent...

Farmers say bird flu a ‘crisis’ as egg prices soar

For Brian Kreher, a fourth-generation farmer in the small town of Clarence, New York, the latest outbreak of bird flu has meant many sleepless...

Man disguised as lawyer kills gang leader in court

A notorious gang leader has died after he was shot inside a courthouse in Sri Lanka by a gunman disguised as a lawyer, say...

Akufo-Addo urges Nigeria to lead Africa’s economic integration

Former President Nana Akufo-Addo has called on Nigeria to take a leading role in driving Africa’s economic integration, emphasizing the need for bold leadership...

Passengers on crashed Toronto plane offered $30,000 each

Delta Air Lines is offering $30,000 (£23,792) to each person on board a plane that crash-landed in Toronto on Monday - all of whom...

Exposé on Indian pharma firm illegally exporting highly addictive opioids to Ghana and West Africa countries

An Indian pharmaceutical company is manufacturing unlicensed, highly addictive opioids and exporting them illegally to West Africa where they are driving a major public...

Pastor arrested by FBI for multi-million dollar internet fraud

The FBI has arrested Nigerian Pastor Edward Abiodun Oluwasanmi for allegedly conspiring with Osun monarch, Oba Joseph Oloyede, to defraud the U.S. government of...

Teen dies after injecting himself with butterfly remains

A 14-year-old Brazilian boy who injected himself with a mixture of dead butterfly remains and water reportedly suffered in agony for a week before...

Nigeria to ban 60,000- and 45,000-litre tankers to curb accidents

Nigeria may face a tanker shortage as the Federal Government moves to ban 60,000- and 45,000-litre capacity petroleum trucks. The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum...

‘Help me; I’m tired of begging’ – Popular actress cries out

Popular Nollywood actress Halima Abubakar has made an emotional appeal for assistance, revealing her ongoing struggles to make ends meet. During an Instagram Live session...

‘Died for stealing chocolate’: Pakistan angry over death of child maid

A couple in north-east Pakistan has been detained on suspicion of murdering a 13-year-old girl who worked for them as a maid, for allegedly...

Meghan puts new label on jams and lifestyle range

Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has announced a new identity for her lifestyle brand, which will be called As Ever.Despite the social media teasers...

Ghanaian students bag scholarships and excel at University of Nottingham

“A home away from home” is how Ghanaian students describe their experience studying at the University of Nottingham, UK.Indeed, data shows that the University...

AU Finance Ministers endorse African Monetary Institute Statute

Ministers of Finance and Central Bank Governors from African Union (AU) Member States have endorsed the draft statute for establishing the African Monetary Institute...

At least 30 killed in bus crash in Bolivia

More than 30 people have been killed in a bus crash on a mountain road in Bolivia, police say.The driver likely lost control of...

UN judge forced woman to work as slave, court told

A United Nations (UN) judge deceived a young woman into coming to the UK to work as her slave while she studied at the...

Three critically injured after Delta Airlines Plane flips over on landing in Toronto

Three people are critically injured after a Delta Airlines plane flipped over on landing in Toronto on Monday.All 80 people on board the Delta...

Former Mauritius PM arrested, says Financial Crimes Commission

Former Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth has been arrested and is facing money laundering charges, the state-run Financial Crimes Commission said early on Sunday.Jugnauth...

World’s ‘first openly gay imam’ shot dead

Muhsin Hendricks, a pioneering figure dubbed the world's first openly gay imam, has been shot dead in South Africa.The 57-year-old cleric ran a mosque...

Dozens killed in Mali illegal gold mine collapse

More than 40 people, mostly women, were killed after an illegal gold mine collapsed in Mali on Saturday.The collapse took place near Kéniéba, in...

Missing final-year student found dead in Facebook friend’s room

A final-year student of the Kwara State College of Education, Lawal Hafsoh Yetunde, has been found dismembered in the home of an Islamic cleric...

‘My wife fears sex, I fear death’ – impacts of the USAID freeze

Life for Mike Elvis Tusubira, a motorcycle taxi rider with HIV in Uganda, has been turned upside down since US President Donald Trump halted...