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'I was sold three times by slave traders'

Harun Ahmed is one of thousands of young Ethiopians who have attempted the journey across the Sahara to Libya - and from there to...

Kenya: Odinga to be sworn-in on December 12

Kenya’s main opposition leader, Raila Odinga has promised supporters that he would be sworn-in as president on December 12. The announcement comes shortly after the...

Why Prince Harry's wife will not be called Princess Meghan

Why won't Meghan Markle be known as Princess Meghan when she ties the knot with Prince Harry next year? The brutal answer is that, by...

Boko Haram founder's home 'to be museum'

The home of the founder of Nigeria's Islamist militant group Boko Haram is to be turned into a museum, in the hope it will...

Kenyatta sworn in for new term

Uhuru Kenyatta has been sworn in for a second term as president of Kenya at a ceremony in the capital, Nairobi, boycotted by the...

500 rich Nigerians targeted over tax payments

Nigeria's government plans to write to 500 wealthy Nigerians with property and trusts abroad, urging them to come clean about their tax status or...

Australian arrested for planned New Year's Eve terror attack

Australian police have arrested a man they allege was planning to carry out a terror attack during New Year's Eve celebrations in Melbourne. The 20-year-old...

Full transcript of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's engagement interview

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle took the world by storm on Monday when it was announced that the famous duo were engaged and plan to wed in...

Nigeria's love affair with a Norwegian fish

"The taste of stockfish is life... We can't cook without stockfish." That's the verdict of women at the bustling Onyingbo market in Nigeria's commercial capital,...

French President Macron to visit Ghana in first Africa tour

French President Emmanuel Macron starts his first tour of Africa on Monday. He is to visit Ghana, Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire in an...

Zimbabwe officially declares Mugabe national holiday

Zimbabwe has officially declared 21 February to be Robert Gabriel Mugabe National Youth Day, thereby making the former president's birthday a public holiday, the Herald...

Prince Harry To Marry Girlfriend Meghan Markle

Prince Harry is to marry his American actress girlfriend Meghan Markle. Harry, fifth in line to the throne, will marry Ms Markle next spring and...

Video: Migrants being sold as slaves in Libya

Libyan authorities have launched a formal investigation into slave auctions in the country following an exclusive CNN report earlier this week, the government said...

Time Magazine sold in Koch-backed deal

US magazine publisher Time Inc. will be bought by rival media company Meredith Corporation for $2.8bn (£2.1bn). The deal is backed by the billionaire brothers...

How Mugabe was persuaded to step down by a priest

As a young priest, the Rev. Fidelis Mukonori collected evidence of atrocities during Zimbabwe's brutal civil war. The reports filtered to Robert Mugabe, then...

'Boko Haram leader’s house to be converted into a museum'

The Borno Government says plans are on the way to convert the house of the former leader of Boko Haram sect, Mohammed Yusuf, to...

Photo: Father gets out of jail,gets teen daughter pregnant

A man was reportedly arrested for incest and sexual battery of a victim ages 12-17. 39-year-old Willie Edward Griffin has been in-and-out of jail for...

Court increases Oscar Pistorius jail term

A South African court has increased Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius’s jail sentence for killing his girlfriend to 13 years and five months. Prosecutors had argued...

Japanese politician brings baby to assembly sparking debate

A local Japanese politician has been criticised by lawmakers for trying to bring her baby to a council session. Yuka Ogata said she wanted to...

Zimbabwe: Crowds gather to see Emmerson Mnangagwa sworn in

Crowds are gathering at a 60,000-seat stadium in Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, to witness the swearing-in of Emmerson Mnangagwa as the country's president. It follows the...

Zimbabwe's new leader to be sworn in

Emmerson Mnangagwa is to be sworn in as Zimbabwe's president, following the dramatic departure of Robert Mugabe after 37 years of authoritarian rule. The former...

Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe granted immunity

Zimbabwe's former president Robert Mugabe and his wife have been granted immunity, the military said Thursday, allowing the couple to remain in the country. Col....

Australian paramedics fulfil dying woman's wish to go to the beach

A terminally ill woman in Australia has been granted her final wish to go to the beach by paramedics in Queensland. The moment which was shared...

India Minister says ‘sin causes cancer’

Indians have reacted angrily after the health minister from Assam state said cancer “is divine justice” caused by “past sins of a person”. Himanta Biswa...

First picture of Mugabe after resignation goes viral on social media

A picture of former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe, 93, and his wife Grace – purported to have been taken just before the nonagenarian signed...

5000 Nigerians to hold national thanksgiving on Buhari’s recovery

The National Inter-faith Thanksgiving Project for the Survival of President Muhammadu Buhari and Stability of Nigeria says it is moblising 5000 Nigerians for thanksgiving...

Robert Mugabe's 'genuine' famous quotes

During his 37-year rule of Zimbabwe, 93-year-old-Robert Mugabe built up an impressive amount of controversy, mostly by using colourful and often hateful language. We list...

US gang behead man in park near Washington DC

Members of an El Salvadorian street gang stabbed a man 100 times, beheaded him and cut out his heart in a park near Washington...

'New democracy unfolding' in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe's incoming leader Emmerson Mnangagwa has hailed a "new and unfolding democracy" after returning from exile to replace Robert Mugabe. He also vowed to create...

Mugabe's backdoor exit a shame – Alpha Conde

President of the African Union (A.U.) Alpha Conde has reacted to the resignation of Robert Mugabe, a week after the army took over political...

A ‘slave’ in Arabia – The story of a Ghanaian returnee

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has often been heavily criticized for its maltreatment of foreign workers, and the abuses that some receive at the...

Mugabe’s backdoor exit a shame – AU President

President of the African Union (A.U.) Alpha Conde has reacted to the resignation of Robert Mugabe, a week after the army took over political...

Jubilation in Zimbabwe As Mugabe Era Ends

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has submitted his resignation after nearly four decades as the country's leader. Mugabe defied demands to step down for almost a...

Zimbabwe's President Mugabe 'resigns'

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has resigned, parliament speaker Jacob Mudenda says. The surprise announcement came as lawmakers debated an impeachment motion against the 93-year-old leader...

PHOTO: Thieves dig tunnel under Kenyan Bank, make away with over $482,000

Robbers in Kenya took a rather unconventional mode of entering a bank and making away with cash to the tune of 50 million Kenyan...

Rape and no periods in North Korea's army

A former soldier says life as a woman in the world's fourth-largest army was so tough that most soon stopped menstruating. And rape, she...

British camera operator dies in Ghana while filming BBC drama

A British camera operator has died while shooting a stunt sequence for a BBC drama in Ghana. Mark Milsome, whose credits include Saving Private Ryan...

Robert Mugabe vows to stay on despite army pressure

Zimbabwe's embattled leader Robert Mugabe has vowed to stay in power for several weeks, despite intensifying pressure on him to stand down. In a live...

Zimbabwe’s Ruling Party Sacks Mugabe

Zimbabwe’s ruling party has sacked President Robert Mugabe as its leader, officials say. Zanu-PF has appointed ex-vice-president Emmerson Mnangagwa, who had been fired by Mr...

Zimbabwe's ruling party sacks Robert Mugabe as leader

Zimbabwe's ruling party has sacked President Robert Mugabe as its leader, officials say. Zanu-PF has appointed ex-vice-president Emmerson Mnangagwa, who had been fired by Mr...