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Man arrested for setting wrong house on fire, killing family of 7

A magistrate court in Kenya on Monday, January 16, 2023, allowed police to detain a man accused of arson attack which left seven members...

BBC Komla Dumor Award 2023 launched

The BBC is seeking a rising star of African journalism for the BBC News Komla Dumor Award, now in its eighth year. Journalists from across...

Unrest in Burkina Faso as 50 women are abducted

Some 50 women have been abducted by suspected jihadists in northern Burkina Faso, local officials say. Residents in Arbinda said two groups of women were...

Catholic priest burnt to death

Gunmen burned a Catholic priest to death and shot and injured his colleague in northwest Nigeria on Sunday, police said, the latest violence raising...

Police officer slumps and dies in his office

The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Seme Police Division in Lagos State, Nigeria, SP Mojeed Salami, slumped and died in his office on Tuesday,...

Police arrest women for banknote cake

Malawi police have arrested two women in their mid-20s after they used kwacha bank notes as decorations for a cake they had baked and...

17-year-old arrested for impregnating 10 ladies

Nigeria’s Rivers State Police Command has arrested a 17-year-old boy identified as Noble Uzuchi over the impregnation of 10 ladies. The suspect was nabbed alongside...

Man caned for stealing a bunch of plantain [Photos]

A man was caught stealing a bunch of plantain and was given a taste of his own medicine. The suspect was given strokes of cane...

Nigeria rule on unmarried pregnant officers quashed

A Nigerian court has struck out a police regulation that forbids unmarried female officers from getting pregnant, local media report. In a landmark judgment, a...

Pastor fakes own kidnap, collects ransom from members

A Nigerian pastor has been arrested by operatives of the Plateau State Police Command in Jos State for staging his kidnap and demanding ransom from...

Footballer mauled to death by his own dog

A 60-year-old man who was mauled to death over the weekend by his own dogs in the South African town of Lichtenburg, has been...

Romantic groom falls while lifting curvy bride [Video]

A groom fell flat on the ground with his bride while trying to lift her up at their wedding reception. The newlyweds were having their...

Couple dies in accident on their way home from their wedding

Social media has been inundated with messages of condolence for a grieving family of a couple who died in a ghastly accident on New...

2 teenagers who fought and overpowered lion narrate encounter

In surprising news, two brave teenagers from Zimbabwe fought off a charging lion bare-handed while protecting the cattle they were herding. The two teenagers, Khulekani...

Man beats wife to pulp after she caught him in bed with another woman

A 34-year-old Ugandan man, who clobbered his Kenyan wife after she caught him in their matrimonial bed with another woman on Christmas Day, is...

Nigeria’s Calabar carnival: 14 killed at annual bikers’ event

At least 14 people have been killed and 24 others injured after a vehicle ploughed into crowds watching bikers at a popular carnival in...

Fuel tanker explosion kills 15 near hospital

At least 15 people have been killed, and about 40 injured, by a huge fuel tanker explosion near a hospital east of Johannesburg. The tanker...

African, Arab or Amazigh? Morocco’s identity crisis

It is fair to say that the World Cup in Qatar this year has been defined by controversy like no other tournament before. From the...

Burkina Faso summons Ghana’s envoy over Akufo-Addo’s allegations

The government of Burkina Faso has summoned Ghana’s ambassador, that country’s state information agency has said. Boniface Gambilla was summoned by the government of Apollinaire...

Horror: Couple drills nail into 10-year-old maid’s head

An employee of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Jude Ozuogu and his wife, Ifeoma Ozuogu, have been sentenced to 13 years imprisonment for child...

Nigerian tech company introduces menstrual leave

A Nigerian tech company, Klasha, has brought in a new policy which will allow its employees to take time off when they are in...

Millions in Western aid flowed to churches in Ghana despite years of campaigning against LGBTQI+ rights – CNN Investigation reveals

An exclusive CNN investigation has found that some Western governments who pledged to support LGBTQI+ rights have also funded supporters of a controversial bill...

Let’s make Africa a hub for investment & prosperity – Akufo-Addo

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has urged the African diaspora to help change the African narrative, which has been characterised...

Parents of nine babies return home after 19 months in hospital

Parents of a record-breaking nine babies are said to be ‘absolutely delighted’ to finally return home after 19 months spent living around an intensive care...

Liberian prison turns away new inmates

Liberia’s largest prison, the Monrovia Central Prison, has begun turning away new inmates due to overcrowding and fears of disease outbreak, the justice ministry...

Cedi now ¢11.50 to $1

The Ghana cedi has ramped up in value against the dollar after appreciating by more than 20% in less than two weeks. Ghana’s currency enjoyed...

US imposes sanctions on Zimbabwe President’s son

The US has imposed financial sanctions on four Zimbabweans, including the son of President Emmerson Mnangagwa. It accuses Emmerson Mnangagwa Junior of being linked to...

20 suspected drug dealers including 2 women arrested [Photos]

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested 20 drug dealer suspects including women and seized tons of narcotics in Ondo, Kebbi, Akala and...

Judge hangs himself in church after killing wife and raping her corpse

A Zimbabwean judge, who was declared wanted by the police over the brutal murder of his wife, has reportedly killed himself in a church. The...

World’s longest-serving President starts 6th term

The world’s longest-serving head of state, the president of Equatorial Guinea, has been sworn in for a sixth term in office. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo,...

Nigerian military rejects as untrue Reuters report that it ran mass abortion programme

Nigeria’s Defence Chief, General Lucky Irabor, said on Thursday that the military will not investigate a Reuters report that it ran a secret mass...

SA minister calls on president to resign over scandal 

South Africa’s Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has called on the president to resign.  Cyril Ramaphosa is facing allegations that he covered up the theft of...

Black Sherif is the voice of African youth – Akon

More global legends are spotting the talent in the Ghanaian superstar Black Sherif. American musician, Akon is the latest to join the tall list of...

Police hunt MPs who attacked female colleague in parliament

Police in Senegal are searching for two opposition lawmakers who attacked a female MP during a brawl in parliament last week.  Massata Samb slapped...

Ugandan doctors kneel to appeal to President to contest for the 7th time

Doctors under the Uganda Medical Association (UMA) were seen kneeling before President Yoweri Museveni to beg that he contests for the country’s presidency in...

Tragedy as 14 church members drown during baptism

Fourteen Johane Masowe churchgoers have been confirmed dead after they drowned in a river during a baptism ceremony on Saturday evening. Thirty-three members of the...

Addis Ababa: Adom FM Editor Kwasi Agyeman gets invitation to be member of APRM Communications Network

Shortly after his presentation at the African Union - African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) forum in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, David Kwasi Agyeman, Adom FM...

Sad: Baby drowns in bucket of water

A year-old boy has died after falling into a bucket of water in Nnewi, Anambra state of Nigeria. The child's parents reportedly left him...

Charges dropped over student’s tweet about first lady

Charges have been dropped against a Nigerian student who was arrested over a tweet in which he allegedly accused the first lady of misusing...

Dangote Cement factory workers kidnapped

Armed men affiliated with Ethiopia’s rebel Oromo Liberation Army have been blamed for kidnapping more than a dozen staff working for the Dangote Cement...