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Man arrested for attempting to rape his mother

A 36-year-old man has been arrested and arraigned in a court in Kenya, for attempting to rape his mother.  The incident occurred at Karao village, Kombewa...

God will protect my life – Terrified Nigerian soldier prays

A video of a Nigerian soldier praying to God as he walks alone in the bush has been shared online. In the video, the uniformed...

Women and children drown fleeing gang attack

More than a dozen people including women and children fleeing attacks by armed gangs have drowned in the central Nigerian state of Niger when...

Uproar as policeman forces his way into car through window [Video]

Kenyan police say they have taken disciplinary action against a policeman filmed forcing his way into a private car through a window on a...

Tunisian president dissolves parliament

Tunisian President Kais Saied has dissolved parliament, which he suspended eight months ago following mass protests. It came as the lawmakers on Wednesday convened...

Ukraine war: What next for the African students who fled?

Desmond Chinaza Muokwudo, a 30-year-old Nigerian student who has recently fled Ukraine, spent 11 years saving up for an education in Europe. Once a pipeline...

Boy, 9, and his 11 months brother chased out of home for being wizards

A nine-year-old boy and his 11-month-old sibling have allegedly been chased out of the house by their aunt over witchcraft allegation. This unfortunate incident, which...

What Jesus Christ told me when I met him face-to-face in 1999 – Prophet reveals

Eccentric clergyman and self-styled prophet Passion Java has claimed that he met Jesus Christ face to face in 1999. He was in grade six...

Nigeria govt orders closure of offices at 1:00pm ahead of Black Stars match

The government of Nigeria has directed that all offices in the country be closed at 1:00pm today. A press statement issued by the Civil Service...

Lady goes dumb after visiting lover she met on Facebook

Residents of Iyana-Isashi community of Lagos State were recently thrown into confusion when a young lady suddenly went dumb after she visited a lover...

6 killed in Nigeria petrol tanker explosion

A tanker truck loaded with petrol exploded in the Nigerian city of Lagos, killing at least six people. Officials said the tanker had a head-on...

Dangote opens $2.5bn fertilizer plant in Nigeria

The impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is being felt around the world, including right here in the United States. Consumers are already feeling the...

Why Africa prints money in Europe

At least 40 African countries print their money in the UK, France and Germany — decades after independence, raising questions about self-sufficiency. DW examines...

Nigeria – Where President Buhari had to say sorry for a power cut

For many Nigerian children who have never been abroad, few stories about the West are as fascinating as the fact that electricity can stay...

Ghana recorded 266,000 abortions in 4 years

The first-ever model of unintended pregnancies and abortion rates for 150 countries has estimated that 266,000 abortions were done in Ghana between 2015 and...

Return Mali to constitutional rule within 16 months – ECOWAS charges transitional govt

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has directed the transitional government in Mali to return the country to constitutional rule within 16...

Popular radio presenter discovers he is not the biological father of his two children after 20 years

Popular broadcaster, Kanedrick Kingsley Agwu, popularly known as Fada Kane, has discovered that he is not the biological father of his two children after...

ECOWAS discusses future of Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso

President of Ghana and Chairman of ECOWAS, Nana Akufo-Addo, has opened the fifth Extraordinary summit of the ECOWAS heads of State and Government on...

Father loses four children in boat accident

A Nigerian father lost four of his children after they drowned following a boat accident in the northern state of Kebbi. Musa Labaran, who survived...

Mariam Owusu-Poku: From Miss Malaika Ghana to a leading TV role in ENO

For Mariam Owusu-Poku, Miss Malaika Ghana 2018, moving from modeling to acting was inevitable. “I’ve always wanted to act, and acting and pageantry are...

I’ll walk barefoot from Accra to Lagos if Nigeria beats Ghana – Popular Ghanaian/Nigeria actor

Actor and politician John Dumelo is full of hope that Ghana will win against Nigeria in the World Cup qualification football game scheduled for...

Nigerian soldier kills child, injures 13 in deadly mass shooting

A Nigerian soldier said to have been under the influence of drugs killed at least three civilians and injured 13 others during a mass...

Egypt seeks IMF support amid Ukraine crisis

Egypt has asked for help from the IMF as the government struggles to deal with the impact of the war in Ukraine. As the world’s...

Somali militants kill female MP in suicide bombing

At least 15 people, including a female member of the Somali federal parliament, were killed in two suicide bombings in Beledweyne town in central...

Shock as 38 disabled beggars stand up from wheelchair to flee from arrest

Drama, shock and disbelief filled Thika town, Kenya during a mop-up exercise of physically challenged street beggars as 38 of them ran for their...

Cameroon goalkeeper Onana involved in car crash ahead of Algeria tie

Ajax goalkeeper, Andre Onana, has reportedly been involved in a serious car crash on his way to Cameroon national team amid World Cup play-off...

Nigeria scraps pre-departure Covid tests

The Nigerian government says fully vaccinated travellers coming into the country will no longer be required to take a pre-departure PCR Covid-19 test. This is...

The hunt for Nigerians who can change into cats

Armed with a sharp knife, a megaphone and dressed all in black, Gbenga Adewoyin could have passed for a medieval witch hunter, a herbal...

Ukraine war: Terror of African students in Russian-occupied Kherson

About 100 African students are pleading for help to leave the Ukrainian port city of Kherson, more than two weeks after it was captured...

Motor rider speeding off with screaming girlfriend fined

A Kenyan motorist has been fined by a court after being filmed speeding off on a highway with a screaming female passenger while one...

SA police launch search for suspects who raped two women inside church

The South African police have launched a search for three armed men who allegedly raped two women inside a church. The police spokesperson, who strongly...

Former Mali Prime Minister dies in detention

Mali’s former Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga, who has been on trial for corruption charges, has died aged 67. Mr Maïga died on Monday at...

Teenage boy and 59-year-old lover caned for having sex in public [Photo]

A 59-year-old woman was publicly caned for having sex with a boy in Uganda.  The woman, identified as Ms Kedesi Katsigaire, a resident of Nyambirizi Village,...

Imam accuses his mosque member of impregnating his wife

Muslim cleric, Alhaji Lukman Shittu, has alleged that one of the worshippers at the mosque he presides over impregnated his wife. Shittu made the allegation while...

16-year-old girl commits suicide over fake nails

A 16-year-old  girl from Zimbabwe left the community in shock after she committed suicide over fake nails. Talent Kudzai Chisvinga is believed to have committed suicide...

Sex workers go digital, form WhatsApp groups

Commercial sex workers in Tana River County, Kenya, have elected to digitise their business by forming WhatsApp groups led by various veterans in the...

Former refugee donates 100kg maize crop to Ukrainians

A subsistence farmer in Burundi, who used to be a refugee, is donating 100kg (220lb) of his maize crop to those fleeing violence in...

Diébédo Francis Kéré: The first African to win architecture’s top award

Burkino Faso-born architect, Diébédo Francis Kéré, has become the first African to win the prestigious Pritzker Prize, which is often referred to as the...

Tomato factory raided by motorbike gangsters

Motorbike gunmen in Nigerian have killed six police officers guarding a tomato-processing factory. A civilian was also killed in the attack in the north-western state...

Man defiles daughter, blames wife for denying him sex

The police in Lagos state has arrested a 46-year-old man identified as Jimoh Rafiu for allegedly defiling his six-year-old daughter over the excuse that his...