Africa & World

The Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone is expected to be declared over as a crucial milestone is reached. It is...

A 28-year-old man was arrested and is facing fraud charges for cheating his way into second place at Kenya's Nairobi...

Mary Keitany has won her second straight New York City Marathon to become the first woman to repeat since Paula...

Al-Shabab militants have attacked a hotel in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, killing at least 15 people. The gunmen used two...

Ngaatendwe Takawira, Assistant registrar of the University of Zimbabwe official has been suspended for allegedly supplying President Robert Mugabe with...

A Russian passenger plane carrying 224 passengers and crew operated by Russian airline Kogalymavia has crashed in a mountainous area...

Six people have been arrested for their alleged involvement in selling a two-week old baby in south-eastern Nigeria. According to...

Nigerian military have successfully rescued 338 captives mostly women and children, from Boko Haram camps in a forest in the...

A British Airways plane crash landed after its landing gear collapsed upon touching down in Johannesburg. The flight, operated by...

Ivorians are voting in Sunday’s presidential elections with incumbent Alassane Ouattara fending off challenges from six other presidential contenders. Preliminary...

President Zuma announces embargo on fee increases for the 2016 academic year, but protesters view it as a "hollow" win....

Unsuccessful asylum seekers in Germany are returning home voluntarily, but only because the government is paying them. According to Magazine...

One of Ghana’s iconic figures in entrepreneurship Patrick Awuah has won a prestigious international award for his good work. The...

In the past year, Africa has experienced stronger economic headwinds than in recent times. Economic expansion this year is likely...

Soldiers fired warning shots to disperse hundreds of protesters outside Burkina Faso's presidential palace on Wednesday after the presidential guard...

The African Union has been charged to make its position on the African migrant crisis known. The European Union has...

The Miss Nigeria USA 2015 pageant took place at the Alvin Ailey Theater, in New York City on May 24th....

A restaurant in Nigeria has been shut down after it was found to be serving human flesh. The hotel restaurant...

Nigerian President-elect Muhammadu Buhari, a 72-year-old former military general, has traveled a long road to electoral victory. On Tuesday, Buhari...

Islamist Boko Haram militants disguised as preachers killed at least 24 people and wounded several others in an attack near...