HomeWorld

World

DRC: Mass funeral for president’s father – two years late

Two years after his death in Belgium, a state funeral is being held for veteran opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi in the Democratic Republic of...

Jonas Savimbi: Angola’s former Angolan Unita leader reburied after 17 years

The former leader of Angola's Unita rebel group, Jonas Savimbi, is being reburied 17 years after his death. Thousands of former Unita fighters wearing white...

Former Arsenal striker Antonio Reyes dies in gory car crash

Former Arsenal striker Jose Antonio Reyes has died in a car crash, it has been confirmed. The 35-year-old Spaniard, who was playing for Segunda Division...

The man who couldn’t be buried until his son became president

After a two-year delay, the body of the father of Democratic Republic of Congo's president is now lying in state in his home country. Thousands...

Trump: Robert Mueller ‘conflicted’ and a ‘Never Trumper’

US President Donald Trump has launched a fierce personal attack on former special counsel Robert Mueller, describing him as "totally conflicted". He said the man...

Shatta Wale smokes peace pipe with Stonebwoy (photo)

Ghanaians have been thrown into a state of shock as Charles Nii Armah Mensah aka Shatta Wale has posted a photo of him and...

Photos: Ghana ranked 4th country with biggest Man United support base worldwide

Ghana has been ranked in the fourth position of the "league table of supporters" for Manchester United. The ranking was released by the official app...

Politician cries after getting 5 votes in election despite having 9 family members

An independent candidate from the Indian state of Punjab managed to make himself known around the world after a video of him crying and...

EU’s big two divided over Brussels’s top job

France and Germany have disagreed on who should take one of the EU's key roles as leaders from the bloc met following parliamentary elections. The...

How Nigeria and its president are being held to ransom

The pomp and ceremony of Muhammadu Buhari's inauguration will not mask the huge challenges the 76-year-old Nigerian president faces during his second term in...

Man dies on plane after ingesting 246 cocaine bags

A Japanese man has died on a flight from Mexico City after ingesting 246 bags of cocaine. The flight, bound for Japan's Narita International Airport,...

45 dead, 200 missing after boat sinks in DR Congo

At least 45 people have died after a boat sank on Lake Mai-Ndombe in western Democratic Republic of Congo. The provincial governor, Antoine Masamba, said...

Ethiopia apologises for map that erases Somalia

Ethiopia's foreign ministry has apologised after a map of Africa on its website incorporated neighbouring Somalia within its own borders. "We sincerely regret any confusion...

Militants kill at least 25 Nigerian soldiers during ambush

Islamist insurgents killed at least 25 soldiers and a number of civilians in an ambush in northeast Nigeria on Saturday morning, two security sources...

Must-read from a ‘migrant spy’: No greener pastures on the desert

It was close to midnight when the young man crawled into the desert. All around him was darkness. A hundred metres away, a handful...

Police officer who killed 15-yr-old boy sentenced to 15 years

A Texas jury sentenced a former police officer to 15 years in prison Wednesday night for the shooting to death of an unarmed African-American...

Kenya upholds law criminalising gay sex

Kenya's High Court has ruled against campaigners seeking to overturn a law banning gay sex. The judges rejected claims that the colonial-era law violated the...

Kim Kardashian, Kanye West celebrate 5-year anniversary

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West celebrated a milestone a day early Thursday by venturing out to Santa Monica for an awesome dinner. As for the milestone, today is their...

Watch Obama play baseball, football with kids in D.C

Former president Barack Obama hung out with the Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy’s after-school program on Wednesday and showed off his sports skills. America’s 57-year-old...

Theresa May expected to announce resignation

Theresa May is expected to announce the date of her departure from Downing Street on Friday morning, senior cabinet ministers have told the BBC. Sources...

‘Shut up and drive’: Uber’s new quiet option for silent rides

Not in the mood for a chatty driver? Uber is giving its customers the option to avoid small talk during their ride. The Uber app...

Uber driver was Somali war criminal

A US jury has found that a former Uber driver living in Virginia committed acts of torture during Somalia's civil war in the late...

BET Int’l congratulates Sarkodie for ‘Artiste of the Decade’ win at VGMA@20

BET award-winner Sarkodie was adjudged winner for 'Artiste of the Decade' category at the just ended Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA). American entertainment channel,...

The Indian Dalit man killed for eating in front of upper-caste men

A helpless anger pervades the Dalit community in the remote Indian village of Kot. Last month, a group of upper-caste men allegedly beat up a...

Saudi Arabia gives Sudan junta $250m

Saudi Arabia says it has deposited $250m (£196m) in Sudan's central bank as part of a support package for the country which is in...

Former Belgian king to be fined over $5,000 a day until he takes paternity test

A Belgian court has ruled that Albert II,...

Man, 50 charged in US for lying to obtain citizenship

A 50 year old U.S based Ghanaian physician, Michael Nana Baako has been indicted by a federal grand jury in the United...

Sudan charges Bashir in protesters killings

Sudan charged ousted president Omar al-Bashir and others with incitement and involvement in the killing of protesters, the public prosecutor said in a statement...

I will never be able to have a child – Nollywood actress reveals

Nollywood actress, Nse Ikpe-Etim has revealed she won’t be able to have a child for the rest of her life because she has no...

Video: Drake buys new $185 million ‘Air Drake’ private plane

American rapper and singer, Aubrey Graham, popularly...

Photo of Bettie Jenifer’s jailed husband before Chris Attoh popped up

Adomonline.com earlier reported that Chris Attoh’s murdered wife,...

How 3 students watched friend drown because girls liked him

Below is the scary story of how three...

What the BBC wrote about Ghana’s 100-year-old imam who went to church

Ghana’s chief imam is a man of few...

Nigerians react as Bobrisky reveals breasts, cleavage on internet

Nigerians on social media have reacted to the...