Ghana's inspector general of police has ordered an investigation into the alleged rape of a four-year-old girl after national outrage over the case.
The parents...
A French court has handed down a three-year suspended jail term to Equatorial Guinea's Vice President Teodorin Obiang for corruption.
The 48-year-old, known for his...
The funeral cremation ceremony for Thailand's late King Bhumibol Adulyadej has started in Bangkok, with hundreds of thousands of people lining the streets to...
Kenya's controversial presidential election will go ahead as planned on Thursday after the Supreme Court couldn't rule on a challenge because not enough justices...
US President Donald Trump has seized on reports that Hillary Clinton's team bankrolled a sleazy dossier of allegations linking him to Russia.
Unfounded claims that...
The United States says it is concerned about the increasingly deteriorating political situation in Togo. The use of excessive force by security forces on...
In a surprise move, Arizona Senator Jeff Flake has said he will not run for re-election, citing "outrageous and undignified" behavior from the White...
The Togolese government has cancelled the Francophonie ministerial conference scheduled to be held in the capital Lome in November.
The cancellation comes amid opposition protests...
Kenya’s chief prosecutor has ordered that opposition leader Raila Odinga’s sister should immediately be charged with inciting violence against the election commission.
Ms Odinga, a...
Myeshia Johnson, the widow of Sgt. La David Johnson, confirmed a congresswoman's earlier comments that President Trump had said her husband "knew what he...
The leading presidential candidate in Liberia and football legend, George Weah, on Sunday attended a Church service in Lagos, Nigeria to “seek God’s face”...
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus’s original proposal sparked an outcry.
He had previously praised Zimbabwe for its commitment to public health.
But Mr Mugabe’s critics say Zimbabwe’s...
The bubbly 15-year-old dreamed of becoming a firefighter, a lawyer, or veterinarian. She was passionate about drawing and spending time outside with her dogs...
President Buhari today said his administration has demonstrated the ability to contain the activities of Boko Haram terrorists in Nigeria, especially in the North...
Angst-ridden letters from a young Barack Obama to his girlfriend reveal a 20-something plagued by insecurities about race, class and money.
The handwritten letters are...
A senior official from the Kenyan electoral commission has fled the country.
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission was expected to make changes after the...
Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe, has created a ministry to punish “rats” who make use of the cyberspace to attack his government.
Appointed as head of...
Tension is mounting once again in Togo following Tuesday's clash between government forces and supporters of the opposition party which left four persons dead.
There are...
News of the revocation of economic sanctions against Sudan by the United States government, is music to the ears of businesses and investors interested...
South African lobby group Afriforum has announced plans to privately prosecute President Jacob Zuma’s son.
The group says it wants to prosecute Duduzane Zuma on...
President Donald Trump's fortune reportedly fell by $600 million, and the president is now tied with Snap founder Evan Spiegel on Forbes' 2017 ranking...
Forty people have died and hundreds are still missing in California after six days of wildfires that have devastated swathes of countryside and destroyed...
Former football star George Weah and Vice-President Joseph Boakai are headed for a run-off in Liberia's presidential election.
Nearly all the results from Tuesday's poll...
