Africa

A Ugandan LGBTI refugee took his life outside the office of the United Nations (UN) refugee agency in Kenya's capital, Nairobi.The man was...

The new coronavirus has infected close to 2 million people around the world, according to Johns Hopkins data, nearing a grim milestone that exposes the...

Lesotho has yet to record a case of COVID-19 as of April 13, one of two countries to escape the virus since it reached...

Tensions are running high in the Chinese city of Guangzhou over coronavirus rumours.According to community leaders hundreds of Africans remain unable to go...

A total of 111 Africans in China’s southern city of Guangzhou had tested positive for the novel coronavirus as of Monday, the Xinhua...

A 51-year-old man, Mr Fred Drah, who recovered from the novel Coronavirus in Ghana has shared his experience to inspire families and patients undergoing...

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has revealed the number of coronavirus tests it has conducted so far across different states in...

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has said the movement restrictions would last as long as necessary, particularly, as he would be relying on experts'...

A zebra at the Chyulu Hills National Park in Kenya was recently found with a peculiar-looking foal by her side. It had stripes, but...

Former Chelsea forward, Didier Drogba, has offered his hospital in his native Ivory Coast to the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, a local...

Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has announced the death of her cousin from a kidney transplant complication. ALSO READ:Diddy dances with Tiwa Savage live on Instagram; talks about...

There are now more than 14,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention...

Some African countries are reporting of an increase in domestic violence cases during a period of lockdown to deal with coronavirus.With couples forced to...

Africans have expressed outrage at comments made by Co-Chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates, Melinda Gates.The wife of the world billionaire, Bill...

Chadian President, Idriss Deby Itno, joined the country’s soldiers in the frontline of the fight against Boko Haram terrorists in the country. Deby appeared...

South Africa is rolling out mass testing of the population in a bid to arrest the rising number of coronavirus infections.The WHO has in...

Nairobi’s main Catholic church was empty Sunday as faithful endure coronavirus lockdown.A modest Easter Sunday service was held by a small group of Clergymen...

The United States has now overtaken Italy to have the highest death toll from coronavirus in the world.The latest data, compiled by Johns Hopkins...

A newly wed couple is trending on social media for getting married despite the Covi-19 lockdown.ALSO READ:Coronavirus: Akufo-Addo extends ban on public gatherings to...

African Group of Ambassadors in Beijing have registered their opposition to China’s alleged ongoing forceful testing and quarantine and maltreatment of...

The global coronavirus pandemic has drastically disrupted daily life around the world, and birthday kings and queens, unfortunately, don’t have the power to wish...

The founder and president of LoveWorld Incorporated, also known as Christ Embassy, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome has reacted to the decision by governors in...

Three pastors have sued Kenyan government after church services stopped operating due to the coronavirus lockdown put in place to halt the...

For a long time, funerals were sad occasions where many people congregated to bid farewell to a loved one and some vigils would take...

A new case of Ebola virus disease was confirmed today in the city of Beni in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).“While not...

African leaders have been urged to be wary of donations from China in the form of Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) and medical supplies as...

Archbishop Samson Mustapha Benjamin, the General Overseer of Resurrection Praise Ministries International, has led a protest against the launch of 5G network in Nigeria. The...

Actress Juliet Ibrahim is being crucified on twitter for a comment about Africans.Since the advent of colonialism, Africa has been depicted as the poorest...

The Zambian government has revoked the license of one of the country's most popular TV station for "refusing to air free coronavirus-awareness adverts."ALSO READ:Woman reveals...

Scovia Nakawooya’s unborn child died inside her as she struggled to reach a hospital on foot. She died hours later - one of at...

Rwanda’s courts have started to conduct trials through video link-up in an effort to prevent the spread of coronavirus.ALSO READ:Sarkodie donates foodstuffs, sanitisers to...

A Nigerian lady, who identified herself as a slay queen in a video which has gone viral, has cried out over the challenges...

Uganda’s President, Yoweri Museveni, has released a video of himself working out in his office, to encourage citizens to exercise at home ...

Sarkodie and Nigerian rapper M.I Abaga would be having a rap battle to entertain fans while their countries fight the coronavirus.These two artistes would be...

With the coronavirus pandemic currently ravaging the world and the Nigerian government announcing that they will be giving out some money to poor...

The economic fallout from the coronavirus could increase global poverty by as much a half a billion.This bleak warning comes from a United Nations...

On a typical workday, hundreds of thousands of men clad in overalls and carrying safety equipment and head lamps assemble at South Africa’s mine...

Nigeria’s former minister of finance, Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, has taken to her twitter page to apologise to Nigerians for posting a fake picture about...

The Federal Government of Nigeria has granted amnesty to no fewer than 2,600 inmates as part of measures to decongest prison facilities during the coronavirus...

The African Union (AU) has projected a contraction across the continent’s economies and the loss of almost 20 million this year amid the fallout...