When Christopher Dempsey offered to donate half his liver to a complete stranger, he knew it would be a life-changing experience. What the former marine didn't know was that he would be saving the...
When Christopher Dempsey offered to donate half his liver to a complete stranger, he knew it would be a life-changing experience. What the former marine didn't know was that he would be saving the...
Russia has withdrawn a request for three warships to dock at the Spanish port of Ceuta for refuelling, following concern among Nato allies. The Spanish foreign ministry says the stopovers have now...
Fires are raging across parts of the "Jungle" migrant camp in Calais, three days into a French operation to demolish it. It was unclear who set the dozens of fires overnight and in the morning. The...
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola wants to recall midfielder Yaya Toure but is still waiting for an apology from the player's agent. The Ivorian, 33, has played just once this season, in the...
There have been many commentaries on the BBC interview of Nigeria’s First Lady, Mrs. Aisha Buhari. The explosive interview has been widely responded to at home and in Diaspora. She has been praised...
Pascal Simbikangwa, the first person to be found guilty in France in connection with the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, has returned to court to appeal his 25-year jail sentence, BBC Afrique reports. In...
The drop in oil prices has left President Deby no choice but to cut spending Chad's President Idriss Deby has announced that former prime ministers will be stripped of the state privileges they have...
At least 12 people have been killed in an attack in Kenya claimed by Somalia-based militant Islamist group al-Shabab. The target was a guesthouse hosting members of a theatre group who were...
A war-torn state and a country ruled by an oppressive military junta for decades are home to the world’s most generous people, research suggests. People in Iraq are the kindest to strangers, while...
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One migrant at the Calais camp tells the BBC: "I will not move one inch" Almost 2,000 migrants have been bussed away from the "Jungle" in Calais as French authorities clear the camp. At least 7,000...
Nigeria’s economic recession seems to have hit the Dangote Group, owned by Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote. The company has reportedly fired 48 staff - 36 expatriates and 12 Nigerians....
Officials in Cameroon have called on the public to donate blood to assist with the treatment of 600 people wounded in Friday's train crash. Eleven more bodies were recovered on Sunday, taking the...
NDC General Secretary Johnson Asiedu Nketia, alias General Mosquito, as famished-looking and sorry to say, ugly as he is but completely foul-mouthed, has said on his election campaign tour, thus,...
A group of sailors who were held hostage by Somali pirates for nearly five years survived in part by eating rats, one survivor has told the BBC. Filipino sailor Arnel Balbero said they were also only...
It seems the bug that bit Mourihno has bitten Manchester City’s manager Pep Guardiola. Reality has caught up with the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich coach. His demeanor after Sunday’s match...
More than 1,200 police and officials in France have begun an operation to clear the "Jungle" migrant camp in Calais. The camp has been housing some 7,000 people in squalid conditions. Migrants queued...
One could almost hear the voice calling out to the Messiah. This voice, however, did not sound like the desperate and genuine voices that called out to Jesus Christ as he moved among the multitudes,...
In July, 2016 at the entrance of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) hanged some red banners. In one of such banners were white-drawn human skulls. Scary; they were! In another banner, that was...
