Nigeria’s chief of police has ordered the immediate mobilisation of all police resources to put an end to days of street violence and looting. Mohammed Adamu…
A tweet by American singer Beyonce’s charity in solidarity with anti-police solidarity with anti-police solidarity with anti-police brutality protesters in Nigeria has angered some online users.…
The two main challengers to Ivory Coast’s President Alassana Ouattara in this month’s election have announced they are boycotting the poll. At a joint news conference,…
Despite making pejorative remarks about Africa, US President Donald Trump has attracted a devout following among some Christians on the continent. “Pray for him [Trump] because…
A live TV debate between the candidates for vice-president ahead of next month’s US election has seen fierce clashes over the coronavirus pandemic. Democrat Kamala Harris…
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump tested positive for coronavirus, the President announced early Friday morning, an extraordinary development coming months into a global…
US President Donald Trump has refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses November’s election. “Well, we’ll have to see what happens,”…
Jackie Stallone, the mother of Hollywood actor Sylvester and one of Celebrity Big Brother’s most memorable contestants, has died aged 98. The larger-than-life character, who was…
Mali’s new president has been sworn into office, five weeks after the overthrow of Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta. Former Defence Minister Bah Ndaw, 70, was picked by…
Egypt’s Abdel-Hamid Mamdouh has been knocked out of the running to become the next leader of the World Trade Organization (WTO), along with candidates from Mexico…
