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Black Lives Matter founders under investigation for misuse of $90million donations

The Justice Department is investigating whether leaders in the Black Lives Matter movement defrauded donors who contributed tens of millions of dollars during racial...

Pornhub says UK visitors down 77% since age checks came in

Pornhub says the number of UK visitors to its website is down 77% compared with July, when more rigorous age checks for sexually explicit...

Trump’s surgeon general pick goes into labour before confirmation hearing

President Donald Trump's controversial pick for surgeon general, Casey Means, had to postpone her Senate confirmation hearing after going into labour with her first...

Trump hails ‘amazing’ meeting with China’s Xi but no formal trade deal agreed

US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, have met for the first time in six years - raising hopes for a...

Mahama, Macron hold bilateral talks on security, economy, and regional stability in Paris

President John Dramani Mahama and French President Emmanuel Macron held wide-ranging discussions at the Élysée Palace in Paris on Thursday, October 30, on the...

Mahama warns AI could fuel global misinformation

President John Dramani Mahama has cautioned that the rapid and unregulated growth of Artificial Intelligence (AI) poses a significant threat to global information integrity,...

Ex-officer guilty of murder of Sonya Massey after she reported suspected intruder

A former Illinois sheriff's deputy has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the death last year of a householder who had reported a...

Liberia replaces mines minister amid talks on US investments

Liberia has replaced its mining minister and top mining regulator, the office of President Joseph Boakai announced, as the West African nation and iron...

Mali revokes over 90 mining exploration permits for non compliance

Mali has revoked more than 90 mining exploration permits, including those held by subsidiaries of international mining companies, according to an official decree seen...

Sudanese RSF militia killed 460 people at el-Fasher hospital, says WHO

The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia reportedly killed hundreds of civilians at the main hospital in el-Fasher, days after it captured the Sudanese city,...

Tech giants are spending big on AI in rush to dominate the boom

The titans of the technology sector are ramping up their spending on artificial intelligence, as they rush to reap the benefits of an AI...

Trump directs nuclear weapons testing to resume for first time in over 30 years

President Donald Trump called on US military leaders to resume testing US nuclear weapons in order to keep pace with other countries such as...

Guardian allegedly burns child over bedwetting; case withdrawn under pressure  

Ayisha Zakaria, a 24-year-old guardian, has allegedly inflicted burns on the private part and inner thighs of a seven-year-old girl for bedwetting.   Eyewitnesses said the...

Jamaicans wake to devastation as hurricane causes floods, power cuts and splits city in two

The normal soundtrack that accompanies Jamaican life is silent this morning as many have woken to no electricity. About three-quarters of the island is without...

Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka says US revokes his visa

Nigeria's Nobel Prize-winning author Wole Soyinka said on Tuesday the United States had revoked his non-immigrant visa issued last year and he was told...

18 migrant bodies recovered, over 90 rescued off Libya, Red Crescent says

The bodies of at least 18 migrants, who died when their boat capsized west of Libya's capital, Tripoli, were recovered while over 90 survivors...

Trump appeals against conviction in hush-money case

US President Donald Trump has filed an appeal to overturn his May 2024 criminal conviction in the hush-money payment case, arguing he is shielded by presidential...

Madagascar’s military-led government names mostly civilian cabinet

Madagascar's military-led government, which seized power this month, appointed a cabinet on Tuesday of mostly civilian ministers, including some prominent critics of the ousted...

Mali court sentences former Prime Minister to two years in jail

A Malian court has sentenced former Prime Minister Moussa Mara to two years in prison over a social media post that criticised military rulers...

Ivory Coast president, 83, secures fourth term after two rivals barred

Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara has secured a fourth term following an election in which two of his biggest challengers were barred from running,...

King Charles heckled over Prince Andrew and Epstein

King Charles was heckled by a protester asking him about Prince Andrew's relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during a visit to a...

Trump does not rule out seeking third term, but says he will not use VP loophole

US President Donald Trump has not ruled out the possibility of seeking a third term in the White House, saying he would "love to...

Headlights to be reviewed after drivers complain of being ‘blinded’ at night

Growing concern among drivers, who say they struggle to drive at night due to the dazzle from oncoming lights, is prompting the government to...

US retail giant Target to slash 1,800 office jobs in bid for turnaround

Target will cut 1,800 corporate jobs, the US retail giant told employees on Thursday, as the struggling company pushes to reverse four years of...

Cameroon’s 92-year-old Paul Biya wins re-election

Cameroon’s President Paul Biya has been re-elected for an eighth term that could keep him in office until he is nearly 100, according to...

Student arrested for killing, burying mate inside room

A 23-year-old student of the University of Jos, identified as David Nanpon Timmap, has been arrested for allegedly killing and burying his colleague, Peter...

Violent protests flare in Cameroon as results due in contested election

Hundreds of protesters have clashed with security forces in several cities across Cameroon, a day before the results of a highly contested presidential election...

Ousted Madagascan president stripped of citizenship

Former Madagascan President Andry Rajoelina, who was ousted in a coup last week, has been stripped of his citizenship by the new regime. The order,...

Israeli Ambassador to Ghana rejects ‘Gaza genocide’ tag

The Israeli Ambassador to Ghana, H.E. Roey Gilad, has criticised the action of Ghana's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, to adopt a...

Nigeria’s Tinubu replaces service chiefs in major military shake-up

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has appointed new service chiefs in a sweeping overhaul of the country's military leadership, the presidency said on Friday, as...

Aliko Dangote becomes first African to hit $30bn mark

Africa’s wealthiest individual, Aliko Dangote has reached a $30 billion net worth as of October 23, 2025, according to Bloomberg’s Billionaire Index. This milestone reflects...

40 migrants, including infants, die as boat sinks off Tunisia

At least 40 migrants, including children, have died after their boat sank off the coast of Tunisia, in one of the deadliest maritime disasters...

Alaska Airlines flights grounded across US due to IT outage

Alaska Airlines grounded flights at all US airports on Thursday due to a technical issue. The US carrier said in a statement that it was...

King and Pope make history by praying side by side

King Charles and Pope Leo made history in the Sistine Chapel by praying side by side - a first for the leaders of the...

Top opposition politician arrested days before Tanzania election

A senior official of Tanzania's main opposition party has been arrested amid a crackdown on dissenting voices ahead of next week's general election. John Heche,...

Dozens killed in Nigeria fuel tanker explosion

At least 42 people have been killed in an oil tanker explosion in Nigeria's central Niger state after the vehicle skidded off the road...

Trump nominee withdraws after offensive texts allegedly emerge

Paul Ingrassia, the nominee of President Donald Trump to lead a key US federal watchdog agency, has dropped out after the emergence of a...

Migrant removed to France returns to UK on small boat

A migrant has returned to the UK on a small boat after being removed to France under the "one in, one out" scheme less...

US strikes alleged drug boat in the Pacific

US forces have struck another vessel alleged to be carrying drugs, this time in the waters of the Pacific Ocean, the Pentagon has confirmed. According...

Abuakwa South MP advocates for health justice legislation across Africa

Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South, Dr. Kingsley Agyemang, has called on African lawmakers to take bold legislative steps to close the continent’s healthcare...