Dangote will be the largest exporter of rice in 5 years to come –...
Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), says billionaire businessman, Aliko Dangote, may become the largest exporter of rice in the world...
Mugabe in Singapore hospital ‘since April’
Zimbabwe's former leader Robert Mugabe has been in hospital in Singapore for four months, his successor President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said.
Mr Mnangagwa said the...
Facebook offers businesses free Place Tips beacon devices
Facebook has begun a roll-out of Place Tips - a system allowing businesses to send updates to a person's smartphone when they are nearby.
Keen...
Kenya schoolboys ‘burn dormitory over Liverpool match’
Four Kenyan schoolboys are in police custody over the burning of a dormitory after reportedly being denied permission to watch the match between Liverpool...
India man kills self over $13,000 electricity bill
An Indian vegetable seller allegedly killed himself on Thursday after receiving an electric bill of nearly $13,000 (£9570) in the western state of Maharashtra.
Jagannath...
Nigeria election: Election office burnt down six days before polls
An office for Nigeria's election commission has been burned down just six days before the country is due to vote in a general election.
The...
Lesotho Prime Minister to ‘resign because of old age’
Lesotho's 80-year-old Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has told AFP news agency that he "intends to resign on Wednesday because of old age".
He is accused...
Four killed in ongoing Togo protests
Togo's opposition is defying a government ban on weekday protests by planning a second day of protests today.Four people were shot dead - one...
Boko Haram attack in Niger kills six soldiers
Six soldiers from Niger's army were killed in an ambush by Boko Haram militants, the country's interior ministry said.
The attack happened near the town...
US commander demoted over Iran incident
The US Navy has demoted the commander of 10 US sailors who in January entered Iranian territorial waters and were briefly detained.
In a statement,...