Militant Islamist group al-Shabab says it has killed six Christians in north-eastern Kenya in an attack aimed at forcing them out of the region. The grenade and gun attack was launched on a...
Some people run for cover when he appeared in the village square, elegantly dressed in full military attire. The last time these people checked, it was a certain military attired Caucasian-Negro in...
Ethiopia and Djibouti have launched the first fully electrified cross-border railway line in Africa. It links Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, to the Red Sea port of Djibouti - a stretch of more than...
The 2016 Nobel Prize for Chemistry has been awarded for the development of the world’s smallest machines. Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Sir Fraser Stoddart and Bernard Feringa will share the 8m kronor...
The International Olympic Committee should be helping to compensate child victims of police violence at Rio 2016, say children's rights groups. "Indiscriminate use of force" was used by the police in...
Police in the western Indian city of Thane have arrested more than 750 people suspected of defrauding US citizens from a fake call centre. Officers say the suspects obtained lists of US tax...
Founding President of think tank, IMANI Centre for Policy and Education, Franklin Cudjoe, says an order by the Inspector General of Police against checks for motor traffic offences is an absurd form...
Seven-year-old Bana Alabed tweeted a photo a week ago, sitting at a desk with a book, her doll in the background. "Good afternoon from Aleppo," the caption read. "I'm reading to forget the war."...
A leading Nigerian actress, who was banned from the Hausa-language film industry because of her “immoral” behaviour, has apologised. Rahama Sadau’s appearance in a music video “hugging and...
Yahoo secretly scanned millions of its users’ email accounts on behalf of the US government, according to a report. Reuters news agency says the firm built special software last year to comply with...
The African Center for Energy Policy (ACEP) has commended the National Petroleum in Authority (NPA) for preliminary steps taken to improve the fuel standards in the country although it is calling for...
Police in Kenya have arrested a man after he allegedly boasted on Facebook about having sex with an underage girl, sparking outrage on social media. "Today I had sex in the bush with a standard four...
Thousands of police were also among those purged in the immediate aftermath of the failed overthrow Turkey has suspended almost 13,000 police officers for their alleged links with the US-based Muslim...
A leading Nigerian actress, who was banned from the Hausa-language film industry because of her "immoral" behaviour, has apologised. Rahama Sadau's appearance in a music video "hugging and cuddling"...
One of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes in recent years is closing in on Haiti, bringing winds, rains and storm surges. Hurricane Matthew, a Category Four storm, is forecast to hit the western...
Former Liverpool and Cameroon defender Rigobert Song has been brought out of a two-day coma and is due to fly to France to continue his recovery. The 40-year-old reportedly collapsed while at his...
A leading Nigerian actress has been banned from the Hausa-language film industry because of her “immoral” behaviour, the main industry body says. Rahma Sadau caused offence by “hugging and...
The National Petroleum Authority has revised the national sulphur specification for diesel from maximum 3000pmm (parts per million) to 500pmm effective January 2017. The NPA says the reduction is in...
Former Cameroon international Rigobert Song is in hospital after reportedly suffering a stroke. A member of Song’s family told the BBC the 40-year-old was “unconscious” when he was taken to a...
Roads and Highways Minister, Alhaji Inusa Fuseni, has denied paying Ghana’s self-aclaimed dancehall king, Shatta Wale, a whopping GHC80,000 to perform at his campaign launch on Saturday in Tamale....
