A senior official in Afghanistan says he was violently kidnapped and sexually molested by Vice-President Abdul Rashid...
The Gambia’s security forces have taken over the headquarters of the electoral commission, its chairman says, as the...
The Brazilian Senate has approved a controversial amendment to the constitution capping public spending for the next 20...
A number of African leaders including President John Mahama are in Gambia as ECOWAS initiates efforts to get that...
The Gambia’s security forces have taken over the headquarters of the electoral commission, its chairman says, as the...
Now that Nana Addo has been elected President, he is finally in the position to establish the promised office of an...
Cuba's state-run telecommunications company Etecsa has signed a deal with Google that will enable faster access to...
Riyad Mahrez has been crowned the BBC African Footballer of the Year 2016. Fans from across the world voted for the...
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has questioned Gary Neville's suitability as a TV pundit by making a reference to his...
With the polls over and the transition process underway, the question on the lips of many Ghanaians is about who will...
Malaysian stand-up comedian Harith Iskander has been crowned the "World's Funniest Person" in 2016. The BBC's Heather...
The President-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has indicated one of his initial priorities would be to establish the...
Tributes have been paid to the Chapecoense players who died in a plane crash in Colombia on the final day of the...
“When I say NDC, you say no abaabasɛ. NDC, no abaabasɛ. Then, the third one, you say ‘hweeeeeeeeoooow’ ,”...
Crewe Alexandra director Dario Gradi has been suspended pending a Football Association investigation that will include...
Jamie Vardy scored a hat-trick as Leicester City pulled off a stunning victory over an out-of-sorts Manchester City....
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh must hand over power after defeat in elections, the UN Security Council has said....
Two explosions near a football stadium in the heart of Turkey's biggest city, Istanbul, have killed 29 people and...
A look inside the ruins after they were recaptured from so-called Islamic State in March Islamic State group fighters...