Gabon's military-led government has denied allegations by deposed President Ali Bongo's lawyers that his wife Sylvia and eldest son Noureddin were tortured in custody.
Mr...
A middle-aged man has been arrested at the Kotoka International Airport after lighting cigarettes on board a Qatar Airways passenger flight.
Flight attendants were seen...
A planned mass wedding of 100 orphans in Nigeria has been cancelled, following widespread public concerns about the welfare of those involved.
The wedding, set...
Scientists believe they may have solved the mystery of how 31 pyramids, including the world-famous Giza complex, were built in Egypt more than 4,000...
Three people have been shot on music set of popular American rapper, Lil Baby, in Atlanta.
The shooting began from what sounds like a semi-automatic...
South Africa's tourism sector is experiencing a renaissance fuelled by the recent removal of visa requirements for travellers from select African countries.
The latest data...
France has deployed troops, instituted a curfew and banned TikTok in its Pacific territory of New Caledonia, Prime Minister Gabriel Attal has said, in...
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is fighting for his life in hospital after being shot in a small town north-east of Bratislava.
On Wednesday evening...
The five men suspected of murdering South African rapper AKA have been denied bail.
The men appeared in the Durban magistrate's court on Wednesday. The...
Nigeria's President, Bola Tinubu has suspended a planned levy on electronic banking transactions following widespread public criticism of the scheme, Information Minister Mohammed Idris...
US music legend Stevie Wonder has arrived in Ghana following a decision in 2021 to permanently relocate to the West African country.
The 74-year-old Grammy...
Dozens of Virginia Commonwealth University students walked out of their graduation ceremony on Saturday, partly over a speaker's response - the state governor -...
During their year of service, pageant queens are highly visible, making appearances at major events, advocating for important causes and speaking at public engagements,...
Fiji's long-serving former prime minister Frank Bainimarama has been sentenced to a year in prison for obstructing a police investigation into corruption.
Bainimarama, 70, is...
The US government says Israel may have breached humanitarian law in Gaza using American weapons.
In a delayed report, the state department says it is...
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex landed in Nigeria on Friday, launching a three-day private visit to the West African nation, where they will meet with wounded soldiers...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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”...
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...
