AfricaIgnite Hosts the African Leg of the Start-up World Cup at Africa Tech Festival
Wait for it…AfricaIgnite, formerly AHUB, Africa Tech Festival’s (https://tmt.knect365.com/Africa-Tech-Festival/) flagship event for the African continent’s start-ups and innovators, has been announced as the host...
Mozambique’s President Nyusi Joins Namibian, Ugandan, Senegalese Presidents, Nigerian Former President at Africa Energy Week (AEW) 2023 to Discuss Africa’s Sustainable Future
Mozambique’s President Filipe Nyusi has been at the forefront of a series of industry-advancing developments in the country. Under his leadership, the country has...
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup United Arab Emirates (UAE) 2024™ draw completed
16 competing nations drawn into four groups as their paths to glory are laid out; The draw took place at the Mohammed bin Rashid...
Sister of deposed Gabon President to face trial in France – reports
Pascaline Bongo, the sister of Gabon’s deposed President Ali Bongo, will reportedly face trial in France in January 2024, on suspicion of corruption.She...
Mohbad death: Nursing assistant is prime suspect after Primeboy fight – police
A nursing assistant said to have injected Nigerian Afrobeats star, Mohbad with drugs is the prime suspect in his death, police say.MohBad died at...
Liberia election: George Weah faces demands for war crimes court
Former football star George Weah is running for a second six-year term as Liberia's president, but he appears to have scored his own goal...
Coup plotters forming alliance to defend themselves against ECOWAS
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has observed the rise of an alliance of coup plotters preparing to defend themselves against the...
Tupac murder suspect says he was arrested in ‘biggest case’ in Vegas history, bodycam shows
A man charged in the killing of rapper Tupac Shakur was calm during his arrest last week, criticizing a police officer’s driving and asking...
Jason Derulo sued for sexual harassment by fellow singer
US star, Jason Derulo has been accused of sexual harassment in a legal case launched by a singer who was signed to his record...
Russian airstrike kills 51 at a funeral in Ukraine
A Russian attack on the village of Hroza, south-east of Kharkiv, has killed at least 51 people, including a six-year-old boy.Russian airstrike kills 51...
Bobi Wine ‘under house arrest’ after return to Uganda
Ugandan opposition leader, Bobi Wine has said he was "grabbed" by "goons" and put under house arrest on his return from South Africa.The singer-turned-politician...
Homelessness explodes in Canada as rents, housing prices soar
Canada is gripped by a surge in homelessness that has seen tens of thousands of people priced out of rental and real estate markets...
Kenyan baby-thief jailed 25 years after BBC Africa Eye exposé
A Kenyan hospital worker caught by the BBC trying to sell a baby has been sentenced to 25 years in jail.Fred Leparan, who worked at Nairobi’s...
Enact strong laws to combat terrorism – Akufo-Addo to Commonwealth Parliaments
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has challenged Parliaments within the Commonwealth to enact strong legislation to curtail cross-border movement of illegal arms to combat...
Akufo-Addo calls on world leaders, organisations to fight the rise of coups in Africa
President Akufo-Addo says democracy is on the decline in Africa, in particular in the West African sub-region.The sub-region has witnessed an increasing number of...
It’s an honour for my lyrics to be used at UN General Assembly – Rocky Dawuni
Grammy Award nominee Rocky Dawuni has said he feels honoured for the Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Amor Mottley, to incorporate some quotes from...
Tourist bus plunges from bridge, killing 21
At least 21 people including several children, have died after a bus crashed off a flyover near Venice and burst into flames, officials say.The...
Egypt’s President confirms third term bid
Egypt’s President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has confirmed he will stand for a third term in elections scheduled for December.The former army chief has been...
DR Congo colonel sentenced to death over killings
An army colonel has been sentenced to death in the Democratic Republic of Congo for his role in the killing of more than 50...
Let’s deepen democracy, good governance to attract investments — ECOWAS Bank
The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has called for a deepening of democracy and good governance in the West Africa sub-region to...
Basketmouth calls for unity as he apologises to AY and fellow entertainers
Five months after denying friendship with his colleague, AY Makun, Nigerian comedian, Bright Okpocha, popular as Basketmouth, has decided to settle the 17-year beef...
Seychelles opposition politician charged in witchcraft case
A court in Seychelles has charged the leader of the main opposition party and seven other individuals on allegations of witchcraft.Patrick Herminie plans to...
University of Exeter rolls out degree in magic
A degree course in magic being offered for 2024 will be one of the first in the UK, the University of Exeter said.The "innovative"...
Nigeria’s President Tinubu increases wages as national strike looms
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has announced a six-month increase to the minimum wage as workers are set to start an indefinite strike.Unions want...
Abercrombie & Fitch ex-CEO accused of exploiting men for sex
The ex-CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch and his British partner face allegations of exploitation from men recruited for sex events they hosted around the...
How a sex abuse ring targeted Gabon’s child footballers
Football's governing bodies face accusations they failed to protect young victims of sexual abuse in Gabon.BBC Africa Eye spoke to more than 30...
Murder of Ghanaian teenage girl in UK; The inside story [Video]
https://youtu.be/MJOP8g1kMK4The Ghanaian community in the United Kingdom (UK) is in mourning following the murder of a 15-year-old girl, Elianne Andam in South London.According to...
‘Mummy, I love you, we’re going to die’: Nightclub fire in Spain kills 13
At least 13 people have died in a fire that engulfed three nightclubs in the south-eastern Spanish city of Murcia.The blaze broke out in...
Gabon first lady charged with money laundering
Sylvia Bongo, the wife of Gabon's ousted President Ali Bongo, has been charged with money laundering, receiving stolen property, forgery, and the use of...
Nine dead after Mexico church roof collapse
Nine people are reported to have been killed and some 20 others trapped after a church roof collapsed in Mexico.Local media said 49 people...
Egypt fire: At least 38 injured in blaze at police complex
A huge fire at a police complex in Egypt has injured at least 38 people, according to emergency services and local media.Firefighters managed to...
Why Nelson Mandela’s late granddaughter wrote a list of people she did not want at her funeral
Zoleka Mandela, the late granddaughter of Nelson Mandela planned her last days right down to the guest list at her funeral.She will be...
Teenager appears in UK court over murder of 15-year-old girl with Ghanaian parents
A 17-year-old boy has appeared in court charged with murdering 15-year-old Elianne Andam in south London.The boy, who cannot legally be named because of...
Sam Larry in police custody over Mohbad’s death probe
Controversial show promoter, Samson Erinfolami Balogun Eletu, otherwise known as Sam Larry, has landed in the custody of the Nigeria Police to answer questions...
Man fakes his own kidnapping to hide infidelity from girlfriend
An Australian man reportedly made his girlfriend believe that he had been kidnapped so he could spend New Year’s Eve with his mistress.35-year-old Paul...
The aim was to break me down – French envoy to Niger
France's top diplomat to Niger says he's "tired", after two months of "extreme tension" and several weeks confined to his Embassy in Niamey before...
Democracy in West Africa in danger – Akufo-Addo tells ECOWAS Parliament
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has charged members of the Parliament of ECOWAS to find solutions to the emerging re-militarisation of governance.Also, he tasked...
The Real Housewives of Lagos S2 is now streaming on Showmax
The Real Housewives of Lagos Season 2 is now streaming on Showmax in sub-Saharan Africa, with new episodes every Friday. Showmax subscribers in Africa will...
Funke Akindele and ex-husband JJC Skillz reunite at movie premiere
On Wednesday, exactly a year and two months after their shocking divorce, Nollywood star Funke Akindele and her ex-husband, JJC Skillz, reunited at the...
#OccupyJulorBiHouse protesters storm London [Photo+Video]
Some Ghanaians in the United Kingdom have besieged the High Commission to express concerns about the state of the economy.Dubbed the #OccupyJulorbiHouse London...