Hounded South African beauty queen wins Nigeria contest
After being hounded over her nationality and forced to drop out of the Miss South Africa contest, Chidimma Adetshina has...
Africa
Tanzanian president names ‘troublesome’ lion after opposition leader
Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has named a "troublesome" lion after one of the country's opposition leaders. President Samia was...
Liberian ex-chief justice acquitted of niece’s murder
Liberia’s former justice minister and chief justice Gloria Maya Musu-Scott has been acquitted of the murder of her niece by...
Nigerians outraged by president’s new plane
Many Nigerians have reacted with outrage after a new plane was bought for President Bola Tinubu at a time when...
Ex-minister dies in jail after six years without charge
Berhane Abrehe - a former Eritrean finance minister and fierce critic of the country's president - has died in prison,...
Kenya offers cash reward for escaped serial killer suspect
Kenyan police are offering a “significant cash reward” for information leading to the capture of a serial murder suspect who...
Deaf model crowned Miss South Africa after divisive beauty pageant
Mia le Roux has become the first deaf woman to be crowned Miss South Africa following a divisive competition which...
South Africans reject beauty pageant contestant, brand her ‘foreigner’
When law student Chidimma Adetshina clinched a coveted spot as a Miss South Africa finalist, her triumph unleashed a vicious...
Nigerian president demands end to deadly protests
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has appealed for protests to end after “bloodshed” during three days of demonstrations over a deepening...
DRC CRISIS! Over 2000 refugees flee to Uganda amidst fresh fighting
By Moses Agaba Kanungu: Thousands of refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have crossed into Uganda following intense...
ANC MELTDOWN: Ex-SA President Zuma expelled from party
South Africa's former President Jacob Zuma has been expelled from the African National Congress (ANC), the party he once led,...
Nigeria’s president warns youth not to join ‘sinister’ protests
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has urged young people not to join nationwide cost-of-living protests planned for next week, saying they...
Batons, tear gas, live fire – Kenyans face police brutality
The recent wave of the deaths of dozens of people in Kenya, as police cracked down on protests countrywide, began...
Ethiopia landslide rescuers pull 229 bodies from mud
Rescue teams have so far retrieved the bodies of 229 people killed in two landslides in southern Ethiopia, a local...
SUDAN WAR! UAE leads 16 other countries to tackle food security in war ravaged nation
The governments of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Jordan, Morocco, Mauritania, Chad, Comoros, Guinea Bissau, Seychelles, Senegal, Benin, Kenya, Sierra...
Kenya’s ‘serial killer’ mystery – five key questions
The arrest of an alleged serial killer in Kenya has shocked the country - but many have serious questions about...
‘Serial killer’ arrested after bodies found in Kenya dump
Kenyan police have arrested a man who they have described as a “serial killer” suspected to have been behind the...
Africa’s richest man says he doesn’t own a home outside Nigeria
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has shocked many Nigerians after saying he doesn't own a house outside the country. Mr...
Kenyan Protests, Part 1: The political education of President William Ruto
This is the first of a three-part series on the current economic and political crises in Kenya. Part One will address the...
RWANDA DECIDES: The 99% man who wants to extend his three decades in power
There is very little room for improvement for Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame in Monday’s election after getting almost 99% of...