ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi killed by US Special Forces
The US military has conducted an operation against the fugitive leader of the Islamic State (IS) group, US media report.
Zimbabweans march against EU and US sanctions
Thousands of people are marching across Zimbabwe in government-organised protests against US and EU sanctions.
The demonstrators say the...
Uganda to charge 16 arrested for ‘gay sex’
Police in Uganda say 16 people will be charged with having "unnatural sex", a reference to same-sex relations.
Police...
President Putin accuses West of blackmailing and Intimidating Africa
Russia's President Vladimir Putin has said his country can offer help to Africa without the conditions attached by Western powers.
Sexual Assualt – England legend walks free after kissing stranger
Former England footballer Paul Gascoigne has been cleared of sexually assaulting a woman on a train.
The 52-year-old had...
Misinterpretation of the Quran is the reason for high birth rate
Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou has blamed the country's explosive birth rate on "misreading of Islam", the UK Guardian reports.
He...
We are speaking with Nigeria about border closure – Minister
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has appealed to Ghanaian traders to remain calm as it works with the Nigerian...
Police release 67 Students chained in Islamic boarding School
Police in northern Nigeria have freed 67 people who had been found shackled at an Islamic boarding school, officials say.
University Student punished for selling cake laced with Cannabis
A university student has been ordered to write an essay on the dangers of drugs after being convicted of planning to sell...
Nigeria president Buhari set to marry a minister in his cabinet
Multiple sources indicate President Buhari will tie the knot with Hajia Sadia Umar Farouq, the current Minister for...