Kenya police seize ‘$20m of fake cash’ from bank
Police in Kenya say they have arrested six people after seizing fake currency worth more than $20m (£15m) from a branch of Barclays Bank...
Kenya’s new measures to stop cheating in exams
Kenya's education authorities have introduced some new rules to try and curb exam cheating which has dogged the school system in recent years.
According to...
Senegal religious TV channel broadcasts porn film
A religious TV channel in Senegal has broadcast a hardcore porn movie, causing shock among many viewers.
Touba TV inadvertently aired the explicit content in...
Mugabe: Suitcase of cash stolen from ex-Zimbabwe leader
Three people have appeared in court in Zimbabwe, accused of stealing a suitcase containing $150,000 (£117,600) of cash from the country's ousted president, Robert...
Google April Fool Gmail button sparks backlash
Google has removed an April Fool's Gmail button, which sent a comical animation to recipients, after reports of people getting into trouble at work.
The...
US election: Trump signals he is prepared to leave White House
Donald Trump has said he will leave the White House if Joe Biden is formally confirmed as the next US president.
Answering reporters' questions for...
Burkina’s Sankara ‘riddled with bullets’
An autopsy shows the supposed remains of Burkina Faso's former leader Thomas Sankara are "riddled with bullets", his family's lawyer says.
The family is still...
Namibia president bans foreign travel for all officials in cost cutting move
President of Namibia, Hage Geingob, has with immediate effect banned all foreign travel for public office bearers.
In a statement published on January 31, 2018...
Lord’s Resistance Army kidnaps dozens in Central African Republic
Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels killed a villager and abducted dozens of others during two weekend raids in a remote diamond-producing area of Central...
Australia anti-gay marriage ad criticised
An advert urging Australians to vote against legalising same-sex marriage has been criticised for linking the debate to school gender education.
Australia will hold a...