An Egyptian court has sentenced 75 people to death for their role in the violence that erupted after President Mohammed Morsi’s removal in 2013.
The...
Zimbabwe's ex-president Robert Mugabe has given a surprise press conference on the eve of the nation's elections.
Mr Mugabe said he would not support his...
Spain’s Maritime Rescue Service said Saturday its coast guard rescued 334 migrants from 17 dinghies in the Strait of Gibraltar and the Alboran Sea.
The...
A constitutional court in Uganda has validated a constitutional amendment that removes an age limit for the country’s leader, clearing the way for long-serving...
Democratic Republic of Congo Health Minister Oly Ilunga Kalenga has announced that the Ebola outbreak in the country's Équateur province is over after 42...
Sierra Leone police have warned journalists and media organisations against broadcast of ‘misleading, disrespectful and inciting’ statements, which it says have the potential to...
The Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) has arrested two Nigerian Nationals for attempting to traffic narcotics through the General Post Office in Accra.
A press release...
A suspected thief was severely beaten after he was caught stealing bibles at a store in Anambra state on Wednesday.
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Excitement has gripped the small village of Kogelo in western Kenya as their famous son, former US President Barack Obama, visits after 12 years.
He...
Health authorities in Mozambique have expressed concern at the prevalence of HIV among the country's militarily.
They say 11.5% of the force is HIV-positive.
The head...
The 44th President of the United States of America, Barack Obama has said he'll be coming to Africa this week.
The father-of-two made the announcement...
An 18-year-old marriage between one Okanlawan Akinbile and wife, Folake, has been dissolved by an Ile-Tuntun Customary Court in Ibadan, on Tuesday, over deception...
A 13-year-old sexual abuse victim has reportedly cut off a policeman’s manhood with a knife in Katsina State.
According to reports, the inspector who is...
Nigeria's main opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) has formed an alliance with dozens of other parties in a bid to defeat President Muhammadu Buhari...
Students have torched seven boarding schools in Kenya in the last week in protest against the introduction of tough new measures to prevent cheating...
A London-based nurse has been jailed for trafficking Nigerian women into Germany to work as prostitutes after subjecting them to "voodoo" rituals.
Josephine Iyamu forced...
Kenya's public prosecutor has ordered the arrest of two farm managers and several government officials over a dam which collapsed and killed more than...
A Kenyan man is seeking damages from the country's quality control body, the tax revenue authority and pharmaceutical company Beta Healthcare after alleging that...
Many Ugandans are turning to Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) to bypass a new social media tax that came into force on Sunday.
The new law imposes a...
Gambia's government plans to auction ex-President Yahya Jammeh's luxury planes and cars online, the AFP news agency reports.
Regional countries intervened to force Mr Jammeh...
