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...
US pulls staff from Cuba over ‘specific attacks’
The US is withdrawing more than half of its staff at its embassy in Cuba in response to mysterious attacks which left its diplomats...
Nigeria sets up special courts to fight corruption
Nigeria is setting up special courts to speed up the trial of corruption cases and give a boost to President Muhammadu Buhari’s efforts to...
IS posts ‘new tape of leader Baghdadi’
Islamic State militants have released what appears to be an audio recording of their leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.A speaker who sounds like the IS...
Confused by Trump, North Korea contacts former US officials
The proverbial game of chicken between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has only escalated in recent months, but amid...
Toddler run over by Boko Haram walks again
A five-year-old Nigerian boy, who was seriously injured when he was run over by Boko Haram militants three years ago, has taken his first...
Michelle Obama Slams Women Who Voted For Trump
Former US first lady Michelle Obama on Wednesday criticized women who voted for President Trump, saying they voted against their own interests.“Any woman who voted against Hillary...
Gunmen kill 14 at Mexico drug rehabilitation Centre
At least 14 people have been killed and eight injured in an attack on a drug rehabilitation centre in the northern Mexican city of...
Saudi Arabia to allow women to drive for first time next year
Women will be allowed to drive for the first time next summer in Saudi Arabia, the ultra-conservative kingdom announced Tuesday, marking a significant expansion...
Sierra Leone’s FA President denies allegations against her
The President of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) Isha Johansen, who has been charged with abuse of office and misuse of public funds...
Blind female Ethiopian lawyer wins global award for promoting disability rights
A blind female Ethiopian lawyer has been named a joint winner of the 2017 Right Livelihood Award, also known as Sweden’s alternative Nobel Prize.The...
Chaos in Ugandan parliament as MPs debate age limit motion
The floor of Uganda’s parliament witnessed chaotic scenes on Tuesday as legislators debated a motion around presidential age limits.A leading media outlet, NTV Uganda described the...
Kenyan MP charged with insulting president
Kenyan MP Paul Ongili, better known as Babu Owino, has been charged with insulting President Uhuru Kenyatta, the Daily Nation newspaper is reporting.Mr Ongili...
Conservatives accuse the Pope of spreading heresy
Several dozen conservative Catholic scholars and clergy have charged Pope Francis with spreading heresy, a bold but perhaps futile salvo against Francis and his...
Ex-US Rep sentenced to 21 months in teen ‘sexting’ case
Former U.S. Representative Anthony Weiner was sentenced to 21 months in prison on Monday for sending sexually explicit messages to a 15-year-old girl, setting...
Man arrested with 1kg of gold in his rectum
Sri Lankan authorities have arrested a man for allegedly trying to smuggle gold and jewellery weighing up to 1kg (2.2lb) hidden in his rectum.Customs...
Buhari returns to Abuja after three-day stopover in London
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja after spending three days in London for a routine medical checkup after the United Nations General...
North Korea accuses US of declaring war
North Korea’s foreign minister has accused US President Donald Trump of declaring war on his country.
Ri Yong-ho told reporters in New York that North...
Wole Soyinka to teach in South Africa
Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka says being a traveling teacher has become "a way of life" as he takes up a post as visiting professor...
North Korea accuses US of declaring war
North Korea's foreign minister has accused US President Donald Trump of declaring war on his country.Ri Yong-ho told reporters in New York that North...
US expands travel ban to include N Korea
The United States has expanded its controversial travel ban to include people from North Korea, Venezuela and Chad.The White House said the restrictions follow...
Raila Odinga: ‘No electoral changes, no election in Kenya’
Kenya’s opposition candidate Raila Odinga has told DW that some changes need to take place at the electoral commission if he is to take...