Ayisha Zakaria, a 24-year-old guardian, has allegedly inflicted burns on the private part and inner thighs of a seven-year-old girl for bedwetting.
Eyewitnesses said the...
The normal soundtrack that accompanies Jamaican life is silent this morning as many have woken to no electricity.
About three-quarters of the island is without...
Nigeria's Nobel Prize-winning author Wole Soyinka said on Tuesday the United States had revoked his non-immigrant visa issued last year and he was told...
US President Donald Trump has filed an appeal to overturn his May 2024 criminal conviction in the hush-money payment case, arguing he is shielded by presidential...
Madagascar's military-led government, which seized power this month, appointed a cabinet on Tuesday of mostly civilian ministers, including some prominent critics of the ousted...
Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara has secured a fourth term following an election in which two of his biggest challengers were barred from running,...
King Charles was heckled by a protester asking him about Prince Andrew's relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during a visit to a...
A 23-year-old student of the University of Jos, identified as David Nanpon Timmap, has been arrested for allegedly killing and burying his colleague, Peter...
Hundreds of protesters have clashed with security forces in several cities across Cameroon, a day before the results of a highly contested presidential election...
The Israeli Ambassador to Ghana, H.E. Roey Gilad, has criticised the action of Ghana's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, to adopt a...
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has appointed new service chiefs in a sweeping overhaul of the country's military leadership, the presidency said on Friday, as...
Africa’s wealthiest individual, Aliko Dangote has reached a $30 billion net worth as of October 23, 2025, according to Bloomberg’s Billionaire Index.
This milestone reflects...
A senior official of Tanzania's main opposition party has been arrested amid a crackdown on dissenting voices ahead of next week's general election.
John Heche,...
US forces have struck another vessel alleged to be carrying drugs, this time in the waters of the Pacific Ocean, the Pentagon has confirmed.
According...
Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South, Dr. Kingsley Agyemang, has called on African lawmakers to take bold legislative steps to close the continent’s healthcare...
Dutch-Ghanaian Member of Parliament, Don Ceder, has been voted the Most Valuable Member of the Dutch Parliament for 2025, an honour that highlights the...
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 17-year-old boy, Auwalu Muhammad for removing his 7-year-old sister's eyes for suspected money ritual.The spokesperson for...
Former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Emeritus Professor Ernest Aryeetey, has argued that democracy itself has not failed Africa, but rather, African nations...
Japan’s parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister Tuesday, a day after her struggling party struck a coalition deal with a...
Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF party plans to amend the constitution to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s term by two years to 2030, a move opposition politicians...
Parts of the White House's East Wing have been demolished, as construction begins on US President Donald Trump's new ballroom.
Construction crews on Monday tore...
President Donald Trump said the US will no longer offer subsidies to Colombia, one of the country's closest South American allies.
The US president announced...
