Africa

President Nana Akufo-Addo has commiserated with the government, family and people of Mali following the death of ex-President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita.The sad incident...

Police in Mozambique say the head of a bald man has been removed by criminals who wanted to sell it to a client from...

A pastor of the Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) church has been shot dead in South Africa while worshipping at a prayer mountain.The pastor, identified...

Police in Namibia are still in shock after a 20-year-old man took his own life while in prison.Namibian Police spokesperson Chief Inspector Elifas Kuwinga...

A woman and her relatives were shot at her husband's funeral after being blamed for the deceased's death.Benita Okwuibe lost her husband Onyedika Jeremiah,...

A fake army general has been arrested after he allegedly forged the signature of the Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari to commit fraud.Nigeria’s Economic and...

Journalist and publisher of Ovation Magazine, Dele Momodu, has joined the 2023 presidential race of Nigeria.Momodu who declared his interest at the Peoples...

A bishop of  Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK) has been charged for allegedly trying to touch and kiss a woman forcefully, without her consent.Bishop Joel...

A 52-year-old man, Ifeanyi Amadikwa, has allegedly killed his three children, aged 11, 8, and 4, and hid their corpses in a deep freezer...

A Moroccan university professor accused of giving students good grades in return for sexual favours has been jailed for two years.It’s the first verdict...

South African police have uprooted several cannabis plants growing near President Cyril Ramaphosa’s office in Pretoria.They belonged to activists from the indigenous Khoisan community,...

Nigeria has lifted its ban on Twitter – seven months after clamping down on the social networking site.Nigeria’s government suspended Twitter last June after the...

Africa Cup of Nations title hopefuls Ivory Coast were dealt a blow on the eve of their first game at the tournament as first-choice...

Pastor James Mugo, the General Overseer of Wings of Blessings Africa Church, has reportedly landed in the hospital after he was allegedly beaten up...

The Malian government slammed regional sanctions, imposed after the ruling military junta failed to bring forward elections to introduce democratic rule, as “illegal” on...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has maintained the existing sanctions it imposed on Mali, for failure by the transitional authorities to...

The football fraternity in Lugazi Municipality in Buikwe District, Uganda is in shock following the tragic death of their player on the pitch.The 21-year-old...

A Kenyan Member of Parliament was on Wednesday suspended from Parliament for one day for distributing sweets to colleagues during a contentious debate.Fatuma Gedi...

A mother of three set her house on fire, killing herself and two of her children aged four and two years in Kenya.The incident happened...

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a bride, Farmatof Paul, a few hours to her wedding in Plateau State, Nigeria.According to Nigerian Tribune, Farmat was...

Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has resigned after another day of mass protests rocked the capital Khartoum.Thousands marched against a recent deal he had...

A family in Harare, Zimbabwe was left counting losses after a stray firecracker landed on their thatched house, ignited and razed down a portion...

A man has been arrested after a large fire severely damaged the Houses of Parliament in the South African city of Cape Town.A police...

A fire broke out at the South African Parliament building in Cape Town in the early hours of Sunday morning, and spread to the wing housing...

A boat mishap has claimed the lives of a 39-year-old pastor and five othersThe accident occurred when two-speed boats collided around 1:30 am on...

The late anti-apartheid campaigner Archbishop Desmond Tutu is to be aquamated - a process using water that is described as an environmentally friendly alternative...

Italy on Tuesday, December 28, 2021, allowed a charity boat carrying hundreds of migrants rescued at sea to dock in the Sicilian port of...

Rapper Kwaw Kese has slammed Shatta Wale after the latter dissed Nigerians during his performance at his recently-organised stadium concert dubbed Freedom Wave Concert....

Ghana has chalked another grim milestone as afar as the Covid-19 virus is concerned.The country, according to experts, is experiencing its fourth wave...

Guinea Interim President, Mamadi Doumbouya, has strongly cautioned his national football team to return home with the trophy or refund their investment ahead of...

Dancehall musician, Shatta Wale, has been venting his spleen against Nigerians on social media.The whole point triggered during his recently-held Freedom Wave Concert at...

An Embu court has fined a man Sh80,000 or serve one year in prison for stealing a woman’s underwear.The accused, Pius Mugendi, had...

Officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo say at least six people have died in a suicide bomb attack on a crowded restaurant in...

Former President John Dramani Mahama has paid a glowing tribute to the late South African Archbishop, Desmond Tutu.Mr Mahama has eulogised the deceased...

Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who helped end apartheid in South Africa, has died.Tutu was 90 years.South Africa President, Cyril Ramaphosa,...

An 83-year-old Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, has been spotted exercising in his palace.The photos making the round on Facebook show the monarch wearing...

A Nigerian female soldier has been arrested for accepting a marriage proposal while on duty, an army spokesman has said.She had breached the military's...

A clinic in Zimbabwe has temporarily shut down after nurses complained of being sexually assaulted by invisible creatures at the institution.The clinic was commissioned...

A Nigerian pastor, Dr J.S. Yusuf, has introduced anointed underwear with a print of his face to attract men for single ladies seeking life...

A Twitter user, Teefah Hassan, has shared the story of how her friend who was in dire need of accommodation was conned into renting...