US names Nigerians in massive fraud investigation
The US authorities have charged 80 people, "most of whom are Nigerian nationals", with participating in a conspiracy to steal millions of dollars, prosecutors...
Zimbabwe’s opposition ready to defeat Mugabe – Tsvangirai
Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai of the Movement for Democratic Change has called for national protests in the southern African country to demand key electoral...
Obama end 2-day visit to Kenya, calls for political unity in the country
Former U.S. President Barack Obama urged Kenya’s leaders on Monday to turn their backs on the divisive ethnic politics that have frequently spilled over...
Liberia Polls: Ex-footballer, VEEP face off in election run-off
Liberians are to choose a new president in a run-off vote between Vice-President Joseph Boakai and former international footballer George Weah.
Mr Weah, 51, won...
Detained Equatorial Guinea cartoonist wins top award
Cartoonists Rights Network International (CRNI) has named a detained Equatorial Guinea catroonist as winner of the ’2017 Courage in Cartooning Award.’
CRNI said the choice of...
Daily Mail owner considering Yahoo bid
The owner of the Daily Mail newspaper is in talks with other parties about a bid for the struggling US internet company Yahoo.
A spokesman...
Woman flies frog 500 miles to hospital after running it over with lawnmower
What would you do if you accidentally ran over a frog while mowing the lawn?
Would you shrug and carry on, thinking it shouldn’t have...
Ex-journalist becomes Australia deputy PM
A former regional newspaper editor, Michael McCormack, has been chosen as Australia's new deputy prime minister.
He replaces Barnaby Joyce as leader of the Nationals,...
Kenya MPs furious after parliament’s power supply cut
MPs in Kenya have reacted furiously after the electricity supply to parliament was cut for three days apparently because of an unpaid bill of...
CNN fires Chris Cuomo
CNN said Saturday that anchor Chris Cuomo has been "terminated" by the network, "effective immediately."
The announcement came after an outside law firm was retained...