Kenyan woman MP backs polygamy
A video of a female lawmaker in Kenya calling for men to consider marrying more wives to tackle "problems in the society" is being...
Ugandan popstar and opposition politician Bobi Wine jailed
Robert Kyagulanyi better known as Bobi Wine, the Ugandan Member of Parliament and popular musician was arrested and charged over protests on Monday by...
Tanzania to license blogs, websites as part of new online media regulation
Tanzania has taken online media control up a notch with the introduction of a bill that contains strict regulations for online content producers including...
Gov’t advises against all travel to northern Mali following reported abductions, killings
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has advised against all travel to Gao and its surrounding areas in northeastern Mali.
This comes in...
Viacom to sell Snapchat ads in multi-year deal – WSJ
Viacom Inc (VIAB.O) is said to be extending its deal with Snapchat which will allow it to sell advertising on the mobile app's behalf,...
Troops intercept Boko Haram remnants, kill 3
Today at about 9.25am in the morning, troops of 120 Task Force Battalion, 27 Task Force Brigade, in conjunction with vigilantes while patrol, intercepted...
Two worshippers killed in knife attack at a mosque in South Africa
Two people were stabbed to death on Thursday at a mosque in South Africa’s Malmesbury in the Western Cape before the attacker was shot...
Kenya MPs reduced to being ‘beggars’ after salary cut
A push by some newly elected Kenyan MPs to reject a proposal to cut their salaries is likely to put the legislators on a...
Joe Biden is not running for President in 2016
Vice President Joe Biden said he will not run for president in 2016.
Biden announced his decision in a statement given from the White House Rose...
US troops to help fight Boko Haram
US President Barack Obama has announced that US armed forces have been deployed in Cameroon to help fight against the Islamist militants Boko Haram.
The...