Government launches porn site age checks consultation
A public consultation over plans to implement age checks on pornography websites has been launched by the UK government.
The proposals follow a Conservative Party...
Sierra Leone vaccinates people quarantined after Ebola death
Sierra Leone authorities Wednesday announced a vaccination programme for people quarantined following a new Ebola death last week just as west Africa declared an...
Civilians fleeing Darfur clashes face ‘dire’ conditions
Tens of thousands of civilians fleeing weeks of clashes between troops and rebels in Darfur's Jebel Marra area face "dire" humanitarian circumstances, the United...
Zambia varsity student dies amid riots over delayed meal allowances
A fourth year female student of Zambia’s main university died in Friday dawn clashes between female students and police.Vespers Shimuzhila, a student of the...
Didier Drogba playing key role at 5th A.U.-E.U. Summit in Ivory Coast
Former Ivorian International Didier Drogba is playing a key role in the ongoing African Union (A.U.) and European Union (E.U.) summit currently underway in...
What Gambia crisis has in common with Cote d’Ivoire
The Gambia's Adama Barrow will not be the first opposition leader to have an unconventional presidential inauguration. Nor will The Gambia be the first...
Sierra Leone’s ex-VP arrested over corruption
The anti-corruption commission in Sierra Leone says that former Vice-President Victor Foh and former Mines Minister Minkailu Mansaray have been arrested on charges of...
Microsoft’s 16 predictions for 2016
Microsoft Research is the 1,000-strong arm of the company that deals with The Future. Its job is, essentially, to focus more on what comes...
FRANCE ELECTION: Macron wins crucial pre-election debate – poll
An opinion poll following a televised debate between the two French presidential candidates shows 63% found the centrist candidate, Emmanuel Macron, more convincing than...
Interim leaders detained in Burkina
Interim leaders in Burkina Faso have been detained by guards supporting ousted President Blaise Compaore.
President Michel Kafando and Prime Minister Isaac Zida were detained...