A rundown of the 16 contenders who have been shortlisted for the 2016 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award, to be presented on 18 December. Nicola Adams, Boxer 18 Won the flyweight title again?in...
Since October, Ethiopia has been withdrawing troops from Somalia. The redeployment highlights problems with the international community’s funding of military operations in Africa. The Ethiopian...
A suicide car bomb exploded on Thursday at a checkpoint near Somalia's national theater in the capital Mogadishu, killing the bomber, police said. There was no immediate word on whether anybody else...
Saudi Arabia is determined to prevent external "interference" in neighbouring war-torn Yemen, King Salman said in an annual address on Thursday. He did not explicitly refer to the kingdom's regional...
At least 20 people have died, while 15 have sustained injuries, after a car bomb exploded in Somalia on Sunday morning. Around 7:30 a.m. local time, Somali Police Officer Major Ahmed Ibrahim told CNN...
Sarkodie Wins Artiste of the Year after beating several other legendary African acts at Legends Awards! Rapper Sarkodie was crowned the ‘Artiste of the Year’ at this year’s African Legends...
Sarkodie was crowned the African Legend Artiste of the year at this year's African Legends Awards which took place in Lagos, Nigeria at the BESPOKE Event Centre on Sunday, November 27. The RNS...
The Islamic State group says it was behind a car and knife rampage at a US college that left 11 people injured. Monday's attack at Ohio State University was carried out by one of its students,...
Investigators are inspecting his computer and cell phone and talking to family and associates. Authorities believe the Ohio State University student responsible for Monday's attack on campus was...
The elections have been postponed to a later date Somalia’s presidential elections scheduled for November 30 have been postponed for a third time to a later unspecified date. The chairman of the...
Grievances about attacks on Muslims were posted on a Facebook page believed to belong to Monday's assailant at the Ohio State University close to the time of the attack, federal law enforcement...
A suspected car bomb has killed at least 11 people and injured another 16 when it exploded at a police checkpoint next to a busy market in the Somali capital, police and witnesses said. Witnesses saw...
...Summary: “While Khartoum’s geopolitical impacts are felt across Africa; it must review and make the same of its social and economic role in the continent.” ...Summary: “While...
Trend of election violence in UK, USA and Ghana “You got to punch him in the face, I tell you”. This rhetoric became the ultimate election zinger for one of the candidates in the just ended...
Fellow countrymen, it is imperative we ignore the harsh tone of the honorable Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Mr. Kennedy Agyapong and concentrate on the merits of the issues he raised....
Arguably, choosing between “life and peace" as keen elements money cannot buy, the latter stands supreme. The United Nations Security Agency has tried all possible means hoping to find a perfect...
The Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU) has served notice of its intention to sue government over what it describes as unwarranted and huge taxes in the country. General Secretary of the...
“Africa will write its own history, and it will be, to the north and to the south of the Sahara, a history of glory and dignity (Patrice Lumumba). ‘The world is at critical juncture, and so are...
Trump's foreign policy on Africa is likely to be non-existent By Peter Vale Africa is likely to slide down the list of foreign policy priorities of a Donald Trump administration. This is because...
Former Ghana striker Augustine Arhinful has lamented the Black Stars’ inability to find the back of the net in the absence of Asamoah Gyan in the wake of Sunday’s 2-0 defeat to Egypt. The injured...
