US authorities moved Monday to take down a global computer botnet behind the massive theft of personal data and unwanted spam emails, as Spain arrested the notorious Russian hacker who operated it....
Supporters of South Africa's embattled President Jacob Zuma heckled and disrupted a speech by sacked Finance Minister Pravin Gordan in which he condemned corruption in the governing African National...
New entrant on the gospel music scene, Prince Amoako, has criticised churches, pastors and other established artistes in the gospel industry for not offering enough support to up-and-coming artistes....
At least five soldiers have been killed and more than 15 wounded after a suicide bomber wearing a military uniform blew himself up inside a military base in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, witnesses...
Mr Kabila (C) was supposed to step down at the end of 2016 but the vote to replace him was not held Police have banned political protests across the Democratic Republic of Congo, setting the stage...
Dr. Johnson Asiama says financial institutions should not see regulatory requirements as impediments. According to him, these requirements and guidelines must be embraced to ensure that “we all...
South Africa's scandal-hit President Jacob Zuma has denounced as racist some of the placards displayed at mass protests last week to demand his removal from power. Mr Zuma has been speaking at a...
Ndechumia Bilali Kimali is due to appear in court on drug trafficking charges A Kenyan accused of being the mastermind of a drug trafficking syndicate has arrived in the country under police escort...
Mining giant BHP Billiton Tuesday rejected an activist hedge fund proposal that it restructure the business and spin off its US petroleum arm, saying the costs and risks outweighed any benefits. New...
An Economist for Global Markets at Stanbic Bank, Mr. Ayomide Mejab, has advised local businesses on the need to hedge against the volatility of the cedi. Speaking in Accra, he said, the cedi, one of...
British Vogue has appointed its first male editor who happens to be gay. Edward Enninful will take over from Alexandra Schulman, who announced earlier this year that she would step down from the role...
Nigeria's military says it has released 593 people held on suspicion of being linked to militant Islamist group Boko Haram, Reuters news agency reports. The chief of army staff directed that those...
Mourners crowded into a monastery for the ceremony Funerals have been held in Egypt for victims of Sunday's suicide bombing outside a cathedral in Alexandria. Mourners crowded into a monastery for...
He said they were taking revenge after a military defeat A rebel official in South Sudan and a Roman Catholic priest say a number of people have been killed in the town of Wau because of their...
Police have started investigations into a mine blast which occurred at Gbane in the Talensi district in the Upper East region that killed seven people. The miners are said to have died after inhaling...
The Los Angeles Kings sacked coach Darryl Sutter and general manager Dean Lombardi on Monday, parting ways with a leadership team that brought them two Stanley Cup titles. "This was an extremely...
Stella Nyanzi said she was not guilty of cyber harassment A Ugandan rights activist has denied charges of attempting to "disturb the peace, quiet or privacy" of President Yoweri Museveni through a...
North Korea denounced Washington's deployment of a naval strike group to the Korean peninsula Tuesday, warning it was ready for "war" in a further escalation of tensions. The Carl Vinson strike group...
Edward Enninful, fashion and creative director of W Magazine, has been named the new editor in chief of British Vogue, making him the first man and the first black editor of the publication. He will...
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured has government’s resolve to abide by the rule of law. He indicated that although past events in the Ashanti Regional capital, Kumasi presented some...
