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TikTokers charged over police station robbery prank

Four TikTokers who were arrested for filming a video of a staged robbery outside a police station in coastal Kenya have been charged with...

Prince Harry and Meghan due in Nigeria today for private visit

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, are due in Nigeria on Friday for a three-day private visit. The couple is...

10 injured as Boeing 737 skids off runway in Senegal

A Boeing 737-300 aircraft has skidded off a runway in Senegal, injuring at least 10 people, four of them seriously. The incident occurred as Air...

IMF maintains Nigeria growth forecast at 3.3% for 2024

The International Monetary Fund on Thursday maintained its growth forecast of 3.3% for Nigeria's economy for 2024, up from 2.9% last year, citing a...

Student dies after botched plastic surgery to look like pop star

A man who was conscious about his looks tragically d!ed after plastic surgery, with CCTV revealing the horrifying truth. Kwon Dae-hee, a 24-year-old university student...

April breaks global temperature records for 11th month in a row

EU scientists said April 2024 was the 11th month in a row with record-breaking global temperatures. It was also the first recorded April with a...

Multimedia Group’s Erastus Asare Donkor spotlights illegal mining in Ghana on VoA’s Straight to Talk Africa [Video]

An investigative environmental journalist for the Multimedia Group, Erastus Asare Donkor, appeared on VoA’s Straight to Talk Africa show to discuss his documentary "Poisoned...

Africa Development Center in Nigeria set to close, Microsoft announces

Microsoft is closing down its Africa Development Centre in the continent's most populous nation, Nigeria, which will lead to job losses, a spokesperson said...

Russia ramps up attacks on Ukraine’s power plants

People in several regions of Ukraine have been experiencing power blackouts after the latest wave of Russian attacks on the country's energy infrastructure. President Volodymyr...

US revokes licences for sales of chips to Huawei

The US government says it has revoked some licences that allowed US chipmakers to export certain goods to Chinese technology giant, Huawei. The Department of...

Miss USA resigns over mental health challenges

Reigning Miss USA Noelia Voigt has resigned, citing mental health challenges. Ms. Voigt, who won the annual competition in September, said she believed in making...

US reveals it paused shipment of bombs for Israel over Rafah concerns

The US last week paused a bomb shipment for Israel over concerns it was going ahead with a major ground operation in Rafah, southern...

Official: Nigeria has no plans to host American, French military bases

The Nigerian government said on Monday that it has no plan to host foreign military bases within its borders. Information Minister Mohammed Idris described as “false alarms”...

‘Let’s have a collab, I’m joining Stubborn Academy’ – Rick Ross hails Medikal [Video]

US rapper Rick Ross recently engaged in an Instagram Live conversation with Ghanaian rapper Samuel Adu Frimpong, better known as Medikal, following the latter's...

Israel and Gaza: Hopes for cease-fire dwindle as violence persists

An announcement by Hamas late Monday that it had accepted a cease-fire proposal sent people in the streets of Rafah into temporary jubilation, as Palestinian...

Gunshots at Drake’s house, security guard injured

Drake's security guard was shot near to the rapper's $100 million Toronto mansion in a drive-by shooting, reports say. The incident unfolded in the upscale neighborhood...

Ghana, EU to deepen trade ties

The EU is ready to invest more in the EU-Ghana partnership, despite the prevailing difficulties confronting both sides. The Head of the European Union (EU)...

Afghanistan’s only woman diplomat resigns following £1.6m gold smuggling scandal

Afghanistan’s only female diplomat has resigned days after she was caught by airport authorities allegedly smuggling nearly £1.6 million (Approx. 27.7m in Ghana Cedis)...

Negotiations continue as Israel rejects Hamas ceasefire terms

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has said a proposal for a new Gaza ceasefire is "far from Israel's basic requirements" but negotiations will continue. His comments...

Israel steps up airstrikes as cease-fire deal falls short

A number of Palestinians were killed, and others were injured due to multiple airstrikes on Rafah on early Tuesday early, local time, according to...

Hamas agrees to cease-fire proposal

The Palestinian militant group Hamas says it has accepted a truce deal proposed by Egypt and Qatar. The announcement came after Israel ordered civilians to...

CCTV captured moment gunman raided church to shoot pastor [Video]

A Pennsylvania church service was horribly interrupted on Sunday when authorities say a man pulled a gun on a pastor and allegedly tried to...

Johannesburg city blamed for deadly SA building fire

An inquiry into a fire that killed 77 people in the South African city of Johannesburg last year has blamed it on neglect by...

US court jails Ghanaian couple 25 years to life for beating their son to death

A Queens couple was sentenced to 25 years to life for beating a 5-year-old boy to death. The boy’s mom Valerie Owusu, 28, along with her boyfriend Emmanuel Addae,...

Beauty queen fatally shot after Instagram post leads assassins to restaurant

An Ecuadorian beauty queen was assassinated after her Instagram post of a plate of octopus ceviche led gunmen to the restaurant where she was...

Boris Johnson turned away from polling station after forgetting photo ID

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was turned away from a polling station after forgetting to bring his ID to vote in the U.K.'s...

Zebra on loose after escape in US mountain country

The small town of North Bend in Washington is famous for its mountain wildlife. Cougar and elk are often seen - bigfoot “sightings” are...

Failed asylum seeker given £3,000 to go to Rwanda

A first failed asylum seeker has gone to Rwanda under a voluntary removals programme, it is understood. Under the scheme, announced last month, migrants whose...

Apple working to fix alarming iPhone issue

Apple says it is working quickly to fix an issue that caused some iPhone alarms not to play a sound, giving their slumbering users...

Cryptocurrency exchange founder jailed for money laundering

Changpeng Zhao, the founder of the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange, was sentenced on Tuesday to four months in prison after pleading guilty to money-laundering charges last...

US hails Bishop Adonteng Boateng as national hero for rescuing child from burning car

US-based Ghanaian pastor, Bishop Adonteng Boateng, has been hailed as an American national hero following his heroic act of rescuing a young child from...

History made as 60-year-old woman is crowned Miss Universe

A 60-year-old lawyer has made history by being crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires. Lawyer and journalist Alejandra Rodríguez challenged stereotypes and warmed hearts everywhere when she...

Doctor loses license for offering service in exchange for sex

A UK-based Nigerian cosmetic doctor, Oluwafemi “Tijion” Esho, has been stripped off his license to practice after being found guilty of giving a female...

Beyoncé’s daughter lands role in The Lion King film

Beyoncé and Jay-Z's daughter Blue Ivy Carter has joined the voice cast of The Lion King prequel Mufasa: The Lion King. Blue Ivy, 12, voices...

Kenya dam burst: Around 50 killed in villages near Mai Mahiu town

About 50 people have died in Kenya after a dam burst its banks following heavy rains and flooding, a Red Cross official has said. People...

Philips pays $1.1bn to settle respirator case

Dutch medical products maker Philips says it has reached a $1.1bn (£877m) deal to settle lawsuits in the US relating to potentially faulty breathing...

More than 40 killed in Kenya dam bursts

More than 40 people have died in Kenya after a dam burst following heavy rains and flooding, officials have said. People in villages near Mai...

Togo heads to polls amid tensions over law reform

People in Togo are heading to the polls on Monday to vote in delayed parliamentary and regional elections amid tensions over a new constitution...

Nigerians excited over Harry and Meghan’s planned visit

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will tour Nigeria next month following an invitation by the country's chief of defense staff, a military official has...

Elon Musk in China to discuss enabling full self driving

Elon Musk is visiting Beijing with media reports saying he aims to discuss enabling autonomous driving mode on Tesla cars in China. Mr Musk wants...