The world’s longest-serving head of state, the president of Equatorial Guinea, has been sworn in for a sixth term in office. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, who…
Two TikTok stars in Nigeria have been sentenced to a whipping and forced to clean the court after they used social media to mock a government…
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has died at 96 years old, after 70years of her reigning . This news has sent shock waves across the United…
Zimbabwe’s new parliament building, constructed and fully funded by China as a gift to the southern African country, is now complete and ready for occupation. It…
African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina met with President Ismail Omar Guelleh of Djibouti and senior government officials at the weekend to discuss the…
From Yohei Sasakawa, WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination The social and economic upheaval caused by the coronavirus pandemic has been particularly hard on persons affected…
Prince Andrew is to face a civil case in the US over allegations he sexually assaulted a woman when she was 17. Virginia Giuffre is suing…
Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has resigned after another day of mass protests rocked the capital Khartoum. Thousands marched against a recent deal he had done…
A man has been arrested for setting the Houses of Parliament in the South African city of Cape Town on fire. The fire has severely damaged…
The 20-year sentence handed to Beninese opposition leader Reckya Madougou is part of efforts to stifle democracy, her lawyer has told the BBC. Madougou was convicted…
