Speaker Bagbin sets up 7-member special committee to probe leaked audio on IGP
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has directed that a special seven-member committee to probe the alleged leaked…
assassination attempt on Slovak PM
President-elect and Fico ally Peter Pellegrini said he was “horrified” to hear that Fico was “the target of an assassination…
Gambian ex-minister jailed for 20 years by Swiss court
A Gambian former interior minister has been sentenced to 20 years in prison by a court in Switzerland for crimes…
Gabon’s deposed President Ali Bongo goes on hunger strike
Gabon’s deposed President Ali Bongo and two of his sons have gone on hunger strike to protest against their alleged…
Herbert Wigwe: Nigerian bank chief killed in US helicopter crash
The co-founder of Access Bank, one of the largest banks in Nigeria, was among six people killed in a helicopter…
Ghana’s opposition rejects bid to change election date
Ghana’s opposition presidential candidate John Mahama has opposed a proposal for the general elections to be brought forward to November…
Haller gives Ivory Coast victory in Afcon final
Sebastien Haller was the hero for Ivory Coast again as the Elephants came from behind to beat Nigeria and win…
Kelvin Kiptum: Kenyan marathon world record holder dies in road accident
The men’s marathon world record holder, Kenya’s Kelvin Kiptum, 24, has died in a road accident in his home country.…
Gaza residents surviving off animal feed and rice as food dwindles
People living in the isolated north of Gaza have told the BBC that children are going without food for days,…
Hind Rajab, 6, found dead in Gaza days after phone calls for help
A six-year-old girl who went missing in Gaza City last month has been found dead, along with several of her…
Israel rescues two hostages in Rafah amid deadly strikes
Israel said two Israeli-Argentinian hostages have been rescued in a raid in Rafah, amid heavy Israeli air strikes on the…