Nigeria: Christian student accused of blasphemy killed by mob

A college in the northwestern Nigerian state of Sokoto has been indefinitely shut after a female…

Pastor charges $700 fee to ‘take people to heaven’

An evangelist is in trouble after telling people he knows of a gate leading to heaven…

Foreign investors’ holdings of cedi bonds down for 5 straight months

For a straight five-month period, foreign investors’ holdings of cedi denominated bonds continued a decline: reaching…

Mali nonuplets in perfect health on first birthday – father

The world’s only nonuplets – nine babies born at the same time – are “in perfect…

Elon Musk and Twitter reach agreement for $44bn takeover

Twitter has reached an agreement for the billionaire Elon Musk to buy the social media platform…

Ghana cannot access IMF’s $50bn Trust Fund

The country cannot access the $50 billion International Monetary Fund ‘Trust Fund’ aimed at supporting middle…

Over 2 tonnes of Cocaine worth $67.7 Million seized in Ivory Coast

Police in Ivory Coast have seized a record haul of more than 2 tonnes of pure…

Macron defeats Le Pen in French election – Projections

French President Emmanuel Macron has defeated his far-right rival Marine Le Pen by a comfortable margin…

Blast at illegal Nigerian oil refinery kills more than 100 people

Charred bodies were left scattered among burnt palms, cars and vans on Sunday after a weekend…

Queen celebrates 96th birthday in Sandringham

The Queen will celebrate her 96th birthday on Thursday in Sandringham. Britain’s longest-lived monarch travelled by…