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Malawi’s President bans himself and his cabinet from foreign travel

Malawi's President Lazarus Chakwera has suspended with immediate effect all international travel for himself and his government in a bid to save money. The measure...

Vatican reacts to ban on Catholics becoming Freemasons

The Vatican has confirmed a ban on Catholics becoming Freemasons, a centuries-old secretive society that the Catholic Church has long viewed with hostility and...

Ghanaian man that killed mother-of-three in accident in UK indicted

Samuel Ankrah, the Ghanaian man accused of causing a deadly motorcycle crash that killed a West Chester mother of three has been indicted. The crash...

Remains of missing lady found in boyfriend’s refrigerator

A tip from a Texas man’s ex-wife led police to discover the remains of a woman missing for over a year in his refrigerator, according to...

Togolese journalists jailed for defaming Minister

Two journalists in Togo have been sent to prison for defaming a Minister on social media. Newspaper Editor, Loic Lawson and Freelance reporter, Anani Sossou...

Liberia run-off poll results point to tight race

Initial results from the presidential run-off election in Liberia point to an extremely tight race. With almost a quarter of the results in, President George...

Israeli envoy dismisses UN Security Council resolution

We've got some reaction coming in after the UN Security Council backed a resolution calling for "extended humanitarian pauses" in Gaza. It passed with 12...

Israeli Defense Forces raid Gaza hospital on 40th day of war

It is hard to know what is going on in Gaza City tonight but we are hearing occasional explosions over a live video feed...

National Geographic announces 2024 ‘cool list’

National Geographic Traveller has published a roster of 30 places and experiences comprising its 2024 ‘cool list.’ About half the list is in Europe, including...

Landlord murders 3 tenants over late rent

A Queens landlord stabbed his girlfriend and two tenants to death — then walked into an NYPD stationhouse and confessed he “did something bad”...

Israel says it is carrying out an operation against Hamas in Al-Shifa Hospital

The Israeli military says it is carrying out a "precise and targeted operation against Hamas" in part of Al-Shifa Hospital "based on intelligence information...

US stamp sells for a record-breaking $2m

A rare US postage stamp has sold for $2m (£1.63m) in a New York auction, setting the record for the most expensive single US...

Mass grave being dug at Gaza hospital, as Israel confirms hostage death

Mass grave is being dug at the Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City, a witness tells a BBC reporter in Gaza. The witness says he saw...

Shared parental leave to be introduced in South Africa

South Africa is set to become the first country in Africa to introduce a shared parental leave after a High Court decided that both...

Nigeria to withdraw police from VIP security duty

Nigeria will withdraw police officers from VIP security duties in line with a presidential directive, a minister has said. State Minister of Police Affairs Hajia...

Abducted Zimbabwe opposition activist found dead

A Zimbabwe opposition activist who was abducted at the weekend while campaigning ahead of key by-elections has been found dead. Tapfumanei Masaya's body was found...

Bodies of 16 migrants found on Mauritania coast

The authorities in Mauritania say the bodies of 16 people thought to be migrants have been found on the country's northern coast. The discovery on...

WHO says Gaza hospital unable to bury dead bodies

The World Health Organization (WHO) has described Gaza's largest hospital as "nearly a cemetery." Al-Shifa hospital - which is located in the north of Gaza...

Kenyans get tree-planting holiday

Kenyans have been given a special holiday to plant 100 million trees as part of the government's goal to plant 15 billion trees in...

Samira Bawumia leads climate change conversation at Harvard University

The Second Lady, Samira Bawumia is set to lead a Climate Change conversation at Harvard University, in Cambridge-Massachusetts, USA on 13th and 14th November,...

Israeli Ambassador to Ghana defends Gaza siege

Israeli Ambassador to Ghana, Her Excellency Shlomit Sufa has defended her country's military siege in Gaza with has left thousands dead and several misplaced....

Fashion mogul found guilty of sex assaults

A Canadian jury has found the former fashion mogul, Peter Nygard guilty of sexual assault after a six-week trial. Prosecutors told a Toronto court that...

Kenya cult pastor found guilty

Paul Mackenzie, the Kenyan man accused of leading a cult and being responsible for the deaths of more than 400 people, has been found...

Meet Amoako Boafo – the Ghanaian artist who has exhibited in space

Amoako Boafo, who has become a superstar in the art world, has been back home in Ghana, where one of his self-portraits is being...

Ugandan soldiers sacked for cowardice

A Ugandan military court has found two officers guilty of cowardice as Islamist fighters stormed an African Union base in Somalia in May. Majors Zadock...

World Health Organization says Gaza’s main hospital no longer functioning

The World Health Organization (WHO) says Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City "is not functioning as a hospital anymore". The WHO says "constant gunfire and...

Five US troops die in training air crash in eastern Mediterranean

Five American service members have died in a helicopter crash in the eastern Mediterranean, the US military says. It says the aircraft suffered a...

IMF transaction is not a solution to our problems – Oppong Nkrumah

https://youtu.be/cn1tbbdvzS0 The Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has clarified that the fundamental problems of Ghana’s economy are not expected to be addressed as a...

Prince Harry wins latest stage in case against Mail publisher

The Duke of Sussex can go ahead with claims against Associated Newspapers of unlawfully obtaining information, as a court ruling opens the way for...

Mexico: 123 migrants trapped in trailer rescued

Mexican authorities have found 123 people from neighbouring countries trapped in a trailer in the central state of San Luis Potosi. They include 34 children,...

Meet the man to get world’s first eye transplant

Surgeons in New York say they have performed the world's first complete eye transplant on a man, although it is not certain he will...

Muslim students at University of Connecticut received threats over Israel-Gaza war

Muslim students at the University of Connecticut have received violent threats over the Israel-Gaza war and are pushing for protection. At a news conference on...

Israel sees ‘sign of life’ in Gaza hostage video

The armed wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group has posted videos of two Israeli hostages held in Gaza. The group said it was prepared...

Funeral home owners arrested after 190 corpses found

The owners of a Colorado funeral home are accused of giving fake cremated remains to some bereaved families, among other allegations. Jan and Carie Hallford...

Singer dies after being bitten by a spider in his home

Darlyn Morais, a Brazilian singer, passed away on Monday due to complications following a spider bite to the face. After being bitten by the...

TikTok star collapses after receiving military summons

A Russian TikToker appeared to collapse on stage after being handed a summons to join the army. Xolidayboy, born, Ivan Minayev, was handed the papers...

How student spent £850,000 mistakenly sent to her account will shock you

A student who was mistakenly given £850,000 instead of her usual £85 monthly university food grant and blew £50,000 of it in a 73-day...

Check out who’s People’s 2023 Sexiest Man Alive

People magazine has named actor Patrick Dempsey this year’s Sexiest Man Alive. Dempsey was revealed to be the new Sexiest Man Alive on Tuesday’s episode...

Birthday gift grenade kills Ukraine army chief aide

A grenade given as a birthday present has blown up and killed a close aide of the head of Ukraine's armed forces Valery Zaluzhny. Maj...

Thieves rob Minister at gunpoint

South Africa's Transport Minister has described how she was robbed at gun-point after her vehicle stopped on a highway to change a burst tyre. Sindisiwe...