Justice Ladiran Akintola of Oyo State High Court has declared the raid conducted by the Department of State Service on …
Former Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick pleaded not guilty on Friday to charges he molested a 16-year-old boy in 1974, …
The Nigerian military says nearly 6,000 Boko Haram members including commanders, fighters and their families have surrendered to the authorities …
Liberia’s president and former football star George Weah has dedicated a newly built military hospital in honour of the number …
The first batch of Afghan evacuees fleeing the Taliban takeover has arrived in Uganda. They will receive temporary refuge before …
The first group of 51 evacuees from Afghanistan has arrived in Uganda. The group landed at Entebbe International Airport aboard …
Rwanda will host dozens of schoolgirls being relocated from Afghanistan following the takeover of their country by Taliban militants. Shabana …
Zimbabwe is to open talks about compensation for victims of a notorious 1980s massacre that took place when former president …
One of the Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram militants more than seven years ago is free and has been …
Women’s rights activists, opposition groups and the United Nations are pressuring Zimbabwean authorities to arrest a man who had married …
The tiny planes, which are attached to metal drums to prevent them from getting airborne by mistake, are unlikely weapons …
A court in Benin has ordered that a Nigerian separatist leader being held in the country be moved to prison …
A Kenyan man, James Mwaura, who disappeared from home 47 years ago, has found his way back home in Molo, …
In the Mukuru Kayaba neighborhood of Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, residents rely on illegal electricity connections to provide lighting for their …
A Kenyan lawyer accused of bribing witnesses in a failed International Criminal Court case is to face trial in The …
The ECOWAS Court of Justice has fixed Friday, July 9, for the hearing of Nigerian government’s application for the consolidation …
Ethiopia’s Deputy Prime Minister Demeke Mekonnen Hassen has denied reports that the Ethiopian government was “using hunger as a weapon …
The Kenyan High Commissioner to Nigeria, Wilfred Gisuka Machage, told journalists in Abuja the allegation that his country was involved …
The United States has said Ethiopia’s declaration of a unilateral ceasefire in the Tigray region could be a positive step, …
Eight officers of the Counter-Terrorism Directorate of the Ghana Police Service are currently undergoing counter-terrorism and transnational crimes training in …
Tanzania has announced that school-age mothers can be enrolled back into education from next year. In 2017, Tanzania’s former President …
The granddaughter of late American singer Nina Simone has accused U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris of causing the family to …
Plastic surgeons in Johannesburg, South Africa have begun preparing to reconstruct the face of a nine-year-old Zimbabwean boy mauled by …
An Ethiopian couple has donated funds they had set aside for a lavish wedding to buy food and other supplies …
Rwandan prosecutors for a life sentence for Paul Rusesabagina, the man who inspired the film “Hotel Rwanda,” as he faces …
Violent groups on Wednesday led a protest in Soweto, South Africa, calling for the expulsion of foreigners and non-nationals which …
A diamond mining firm in Botswana has unveiled a 1,098-carat stone, describing it as the third largest of its kind …
Four Chinese nationals who were arrested for illegally mining in Ghana will not be prosecuted in the country. This is …
A Kenyan father has been sentenced to three months in prison or a fine of 20,000 shillings ($185; £131) for …
The mystery of whether a woman in South Africa has birthed ten babies has gripped residents. Gosiame Thamara Sithole, as …
Lesotho said that several of its diplomats had been expelled from South Africa over the illicit peddling of duty-free alcohol. …
The Federal Government has said efforts are ongoing to discourage the migration of health workers out of the country. According …
UN human rights experts have called for the release of 21 lesbian, gay, bisexual, Trans and gender-diverse (LGBT+) activists detained …
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has announced that the federal government has extended the commencement of the new passport regime …
The Rwandan authorities have arrested an outspoken YouTuber on charges of denying the 1994 genocide. If found guilty the former …
Former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore, has been injured by a tear gas canister fired by a police operative in Abuja. …
Fifty-three countries have issued a statement to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) annual assembly expressing alarm about allegations of sexual …
To stop girls dropping out of education, the authorities in southern Mozambique are to distribute 600,000 uniforms free of charge …
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced that Nigerians will have to submit the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) of …
Uncertainty trailed the reported death of Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau. It was earlier reported that the Islamic State of …
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has been seriously wounded after trying to kill himself to avoid capture during clashes with …
France has promised to support Nigeria in its fight against violent extremism. According to the French Government, it will be …
Namibian citizen Phillip Luhl holds one of his twin daughters as he speaks to his Mexican husband Guillermo Delgado via …
Brazil, the world’s biggest exporter of coffee, sugar and orange juice, just had a rainy season that brought hardly any …
Egypt opened the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip for the second consecutive day to receive people wounded in …
Construction is booming in Dakar, where unfinished apartment blocks tower over most streets, their exposed concrete bricks a dull uniform …
Damon Weaver, who attained national fame after interviewing President Barack Obama at the White House in 2009, has died. Candace …
Corruption investigators in Nigeria have declared that the president’s son-in-law Gimba Yau Kumo is “wanted” in connection with an alleged …
