Nigeria election: First results expected
Nigeria's election body says it expects to announce the first results of Saturday's keenly contested presidential poll on Tuesday. Incumbent...
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Kenyan Ministers Suspended Over Corruption Claims
President Kenyatta has given investigators 60 days to report on the allegations Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has suspended four cabinet...
Nigeria votes in tight Jonathan-Buhari contest
Nigerians are going to the polls to elect a president, with incumbent Goodluck Jonathan facing a strong challenge from Muhammadu...
Security Council renews DR Congo Mission, reduces troop numbers by 2,000
The Security Council passed a resolution today renewing for 12 months the mandate of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in...
Singapore Founding Prime Minister Dead
Lee Kuan Yew, the founding Prime Minister of Singapore, died early Monday morning, according to a statement released by the...
9-Year-Old Kid Hacks Android Smartphone In 15 Minutes
Wondering how secure your Android smartphone is? Well, a 9-year-old cybersecurity expert has demonstrated how hackers could steal contacts, call...
Russian President Vladimir Putin ‘missing’
Despite a nuclear threat broadcast on Sunday about the Ukraine crisis, Putin has not been seen in public for nearly...
Burkina orders exhumation of slain leader Sankara’s corpse
The government of Burkina Faso on Wednesday ordered the exhumation of the corpse of former president Thomas Sankara, slain in...
Traffic Comes To A Halt As It Starts Raining Money In Dubai
Motorists driving through Dubai could not believe their eyes when it started raining money in the middle of the UAE...
Nigeria attacks kill dozens as Boko Haram releases video
Dozens of people have been killed in suicide attacks in Nigeria. Twenty people died following explosions at a military checkpoint...
Four Agip Staff Abducted In Nigeria
Gunmen suspected to be sea pirates today abducted four employees of Agip Oil along the waterways of southern Ijaw council...
Man’s affair with co-worker is revealed after office romp gets live-tweeted
The wife of one of the workers caught having sex in a New Zealand office — in full view of...
Ban Ki-moon Urges African Leaders Not To Cling To Power
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon The U.N. secretary-general Friday urged African leaders not to cling to power. Ban Ki-moon said...
Robert Mugabe To Assume AU Chair
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabebe The heads of state Summit of the African Union will get underway on Friday. Zimbabwe President...
President Robert Mugabe To Assume AU Chair
The heads of state Summit of the African Union will get underway on Friday. President Robert Mugabe Zimbabwe President Robert...
Defence Minister Edgar Lungu Wins Zambia Presidential Vote
Edgar Lungu is Zambia's new president Defence Minister Edgar Lungu of Zambia's ruling Patriotic Front has won the country's presidential...
Davos Hails Rwanda’s Pursuit of Gender Equality
Rwanda was held up Saturday as a beacon for gender equality as the business and political elite at the Davos...
Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Dies
Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz has died, royal officials have announced, weeks after he was admitted to hospital. King Abdullah,...
Deadly blast hits hotel in Somali capital
At least two police officers were killed in Thursday's attack on the SYL hotel A suicide car bomb has exploded...
Nigeria elections: Security chief urges vote delay
Millions of voters still do not have their biometric ID cards Nigeria's national security adviser has urged the electoral commission...