Adam Capal, a bald British estate agent from Essex wore comic wigs every day in October to raise funds in aid of Onechild Ghana, a fundation which supports 14 vocational schools in the country.
His...
Kenya said on Sunday it may deploy as many as 10,000 police officers to boost security during a visit by Pope Francis later this month, as the country readies for crowds of one million...
Nicholas Gumbo, A leading parliamentarian in Kenyan tasked the Kanyan Government to take a strong stance on the horrendous levels of corruption in the Government. Gumbo explained his point by giving...
The Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone is expected to be declared over as a crucial milestone is reached. It is due to be confirmed that 42 days has elapsed since the last new case of the deadly virus -...
A 28-year-old man was arrested and is facing fraud charges for cheating his way into second place at Kenya's Nairobi International Marathon.
Police and race officials said the man, who goes by Julius...
Mary Keitany has won her second straight New York City Marathon to become the first woman to repeat since Paula Radcliffe in 2008.
The 33-year-old Kenyan defended her title Sunday in an unofficial...
Al-Shabab militants have attacked a hotel in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, killing at least 15 people. The gunmen used two car bombs to blast their way into the Sahafi hotel compound before storming...
Ngaatendwe Takawira, Assistant registrar of the University of Zimbabwe official has been suspended for allegedly supplying President Robert Mugabe with an ill-fitting graduation cap.
Assistant...
A Russian passenger plane carrying 224 passengers and crew operated by Russian airline Kogalymavia has crashed in a mountainous area of Egypt's Sinai peninsula, with medics at the site reporting...
Six people have been arrested for their alleged involvement in selling a two-week old baby in south-eastern Nigeria.
According to police in the country’s Cross River state, those arrested included...
Nigerian military have successfully rescued 338 captives mostly women and children, from Boko Haram camps in a forest in the north-east of the country, the military has said.
In a statement by the...
A British Airways plane crash landed after its landing gear collapsed upon touching down in Johannesburg. The flight, operated by South African franchise Comair, had flown from Port Elizabeth to OR...
Ivorians are voting in Sunday’s presidential elections with incumbent Alassane Ouattara fending off challenges from six other presidential contenders.
Preliminary results are expected early in the...
President Zuma announces embargo on fee increases for the 2016 academic year, but protesters view it as a "hollow" win. However, ror the thousands of students who gathered outside President Jacob...
Unsuccessful asylum seekers in Germany are returning home voluntarily, but only because the government is paying them. According to Magazine Focus, Germany took in 15,300 asylum seekers between...
One of Ghana’s iconic figures in entrepreneurship Patrick Awuah has won a prestigious international award for his good work.
The founder of one of Ghana’s leading private universities Ashesi is...
In the past year, Africa has experienced stronger economic headwinds than in recent times. Economic expansion this year is likely to be at its lowest in five years, dragged down by the impact of...
Soldiers fired warning shots to disperse hundreds of protesters outside Burkina Faso's presidential palace on Wednesday after the presidential guard burst into a cabinet meeting and arrested the...
The African Union has been charged to make its position on the African migrant crisis known. The European Union has agreed to use naval forces to intercept and disrupt ships used by smugglers of...
The Miss Nigeria USA 2015 pageant took place at the Alvin Ailey Theater, in New York City on May 24th. Nigerian rapper and singer, Banky W, The current Miss Africa USA, Meron Wudneh, together with...
