The Director of Public Prosecutions has ordered criminal charges against TV anchor Jacque Maribe and her boyfriend Joseph Irungu alias Jowie over the murder...
Nigeria's presidential election was shaping up to be a contest between two veteran male politicians, but the candidacy of Oby Ezekwesili could change that.
Women...
Three pupils have been killed after being struck by lightning in Uganda's north-western district of Yumbe.
Ugandan Red Cross Society spokeswoman Irene Nakasiita confirmed that...
A second British woman has died from "Brazilian butt lift" surgery, the BBC has learned, as fresh warnings come over the risks.
The British Association...
At least 42 people have died after drinking contaminated bootleg alcohol in Iran, a government spokesman said.
Health ministry spokesman Iraj Harirchi said 16 people...
Police in Zambia arrested two Chinese nationals over the weekend over allegations that they were giving illegal military training to members of a local...
Nigeria is committed to ending attacks by militant Islamists in the north-east of the country and making the region “safe for all”, President Muhammadu...
A variety of “festering” causes and effects surround crises around the world, Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, said on Tuesday, speaking on the first day...
Kenyan law professor and former director of the anti-corruption commission, PLO Lumumba was on Saturday refused entry to Zambia due to "security considerations", authorities...
Convicted paedophiles in Kazakhstan are facing chemical castration after the government provided funding for some 2000 injections.
One man from the Turkestan region will receive the first injection...
Separatists in Cameroon’s restive English speaking regions staged a prison break leading to the escape of about 70 prisoners, the BBC reported on Wednesday.
The...
US First Lady, Melania Trump, will embark on her first extended solo international mission to Ghana, Malawi, Kenya and Egypt in October.
Mrs Trump, on...
