In a once-plush house in west Mosul, a handful of US soldiers watch on as an Iraqi commander barks orders over the radio to his troops fighting jihadists little more than a mile away. Senior Iraqi...
About 600 troops from Congo Republic serving as UN peacekeepers in the Central African Republic will be returning home following allegations of sex abuse, the United Nations announced on Wednesday....
Jihadists on Wednesday blew up Mosul's iconic leaning minaret and the adjacent mosque where their leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared a "caliphate" in his only public appearance in 2014, an Iraqi...
Trevor Noah, one of the most prominent comedy hosts in the United States, has spoken out against the wider problem of racial bias among police, saying he has been stopped by American officers "eight...
The Lagos Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has signed into law Life Imprisonment or death penalty for the offence of kidnapping and forceful extortion in Lagos State as he signs into law the state...
Mr Flint Kwame Honour, a Banker has fed over 300 less privilege people on the street of Accra as part of his charity activities. The charity activity dubbed “Reach With Me” saw friends and family...
The Kpone-Katamanso District Assembly (KKDA) is considering abolishing the fuel coupon system as a measure to cut down on the high fuel consumption by officials driving the Assembly’s vehicles. Mr...
A Turkish man assaulted a young woman on an Istanbul bus for wearing shorts during the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, images showed Wednesday, sparking a furore among women’s rights...
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed "concern about the funding of terrorism" to the emir of Qatar on Wednesday, calling for dialogue to end Doha's row with Arab states. In a telephone call with...
Federal Government prosecutors at the Court of Appeal, Abuja, has filed an appeal against the verdict acquitting the Senate President Bukola Saraki, of charges of corruption and false declaration of...
South Africa captain AB de Villiers top-scored for the Proteas as they were held to 142 for three by England in the first Twenty20 international at Southampton on Wednesday. De Villiers made 65 not...
Mali on Wednesday delayed a constitutional referendum due to be held on July 9 in the face of heavy political opposition and street protests. The vote was aimed at enshrining elements of a 2015 peace...
Nana Kwampong Aboah II, Krontihen of the Mpohor Traditional area, has expressed concern about the high pollution of water sources in the Mpohor District. He said the activities of illegal miners in...
Deutsche Welle Tuesday launched a story series for young Africans. The project, sponsored by the Gerda Henkel Foundation, will present 25 outstanding personalities of African history as a web comic...
The Mobile Telecommunication Network (MTN) has donated more than 380 assorted reading and text books to the Gomoa Mumford Community Library and Learning Centre. The gesture formed part of the leading...
Reverend Charles Owusu Ampofo, the Vice President of the Ministers Conference of the Ghana Baptist Convention, has called on Christians to avoid seeking earthly comforts and worldly passions. “We...
The Government has identified about 8,000 basic schools that need urgent refurbishment, and would need about $200 million to renovate dilapidated basic school structures across the country. Dr Mathew...
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday congratulated Saudi Arabia's newly appointed Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, with whom he discussed the thorny diplomatic row between Qatar and its Gulf...
President Jacob Zuma will on Sunday, 25 June 2017, host the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), His Excellency President Joseph Kabila Kabange, during his official visit to South...
The heavy rains drenching Ivory Coast since May have killed at least 15 people in the economic capital Abidjan and injured over two dozen, the government said on Wednesday. West Africa's rainy...
