Trump Inspects Flood-Ravaged Texas as heavy Rain continues
U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump flew to Texas on Tuesday for a first-hand look at the flood-ravaged state, even as Tropical Read more
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South African Minister blasts African leaders’ ‘health tourism’
A South African minister has criticised African leaders who seek medical treatment abroad. Aaron Motsoaledi condemned “health tourism” while speaking in Zimbabwe. President Robert Mugabe, Read more
FG owes NDDC N1.8 trillion – Official
The Federal Government is said to be owing the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) the sum of N1.8 trillion since its inception 17 years ago. Read more
I have not dumped APC – Andy Uba
Senator Andy Uba has said that he had not left the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) or any other party Read more
Nigeria thanks US for sale of aircraft
The US $593m (£460m) sale of 12 Super Tucano aircraft to Nigeria has gone ahead, the Reuters news agency reports saying that the Pentagon has Read more
China to invest up to $2 billion to revive Zimbabwe steelmaker ZISCO – Minister
China’s R&F plans to invest up to $2 billion to revive operations at Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company (ZISCO), the southern African nation’s industry and Read more
Euro rises to 18-month high against dollar
The euro has hit $1.20 for the first time since January 2015 as the prospect of a US interest rate rise recedes. Hurricane Harvey’s impact Read more
Protests as court sentenced Sudanese student to death
A Sudanese court has sentenced a student member of the opposition Sudanese Congress Party to death. Asim Omar Hassan was convicted under Article 130 of Read more
Egypt signs oil and gas exploration deals with Shell, Apex
Egyptian Oil Minister Tarek El Molla has signed three oil and gas exploration deals for 16 new fields in the Western Desert worth at least Read more
Liverpool confirm record deal for Leipzig midfielder Keita
Liverpool have confirmed they have agreed a club record deal with German club RB Leipzig for the transfer of midfielder Naby Keita, who will move Read more
Nearly 500 migrants rescued off Tripoli Coast says Libyan coastguard
Libya’s coastguard rescued nearly 500 migrants on Tuesday at sea west of the capital Tripoli, a spokesman said, underlining the challenge of trying to slow Read more
2017 Hajj: Bauchi air lifts 3,080 to Saudi Arabia
Despite the fear and anxiety expressed by a large chunk of the intending pilgrims from Bauchi State over their ability to be air-lifted to Saudi Read more
Illegal connection of water pipeline attracts 15-yrs imprisonment in Nasarawa – Commissioner
The Commissioner for Water Resources and Rural Development in Nasarawa State, Dr Abdulkarim Kana, has said that 15-year imprisonment awaits anybody in the habit of Read more
Kenya plastic bag ban comes into force after years of delays
A ban on plastic carrier bags has come into force in Kenya, which means that from Monday anyone found selling, manufacturing or carrying them could Read more
Kendrick Lamar tops VMA winners in Los Angeles
Rapper Kendrick Lamar has taken six prizes at the MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles. He won best video of the year for Humble, Read more
The terrible price of the search for a better life in Europe
Three photos are all that Yaya Sangare has to remind him of the family he once had. It was nine months ago when his wife Read more
Hurricane Harvey: Houston battles ‘unprecedented’ floods
Houston, the fourth largest U.S. city, and large parts of southeastern Texas are under water, overwhelmed by tropical storm rains of historic proportions, and the Read more
police can kill ‘idiots’ who resist arrest – Philippines’ President Duterte
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte told police on Monday they could kill “idiots” who violently resist arrest, two days after hundreds of people turned the funeral Read more
Samsung leader Lee appeals against five-year jail term for bribery
A defence lawyer for Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee has filed an appeal against the five-year jail term he was given for bribery Read more
Indonesian woman jailed for suicide bomb plot at Jakarta palace
A Jakarta court has sentenced a female would-be suicide bomber to seven and a half years in prison, prosecutors and her lawyer said, the first Read more
Al Shabaab senior commander in Somalia killed says Al Qaeda
A senior commander in al Shabaab, Somalia’s al Qaeda-affiliated Islamist rebels, was killed last month in a U.S. airstrike, the group said on Saturday in Read more
Europe Migrant Crisis: Italy’s interior minister meets Libyan mayors over people smuggling
Italian Interior Minister Marco Minniti met Libyan mayors on Saturday to renew a commitment to fight people trafficking as part of an agreement signed earlier Read more
Hamilton marks 200th race with victory in Belgium
Lewis Hamilton celebrated his 200th Formula One race on Sunday with a pole-to-flag Belgian Grand Prix victory for Mercedes that halved Sebastian Vettel’s championship lead Read more
Thousands of non-Muslims evacuated as violence flares in northwest Myanmar
Myanmar government has evacuated at least 4,000 non-Muslim villagers amid ongoing clashes in northwestern Rakhine state, the government said, while thousands of Rohingya Muslims fled Read more
Islamic State claims responsibility for Brussels stabbing
Islamic State claimed responsibility for a knife attack on soldiers in the Belgian capital of Brussels on Friday, the group’s Amaq news agency said on Read more
Hundreds of thousands march in Barcelona to show unity after Islamist attacks
Hundreds of thousands marched in Barcelona in a show of unity on Saturday evening amid chants of ’I am not afraid’ after two Islamist militant Read more
Botswana to set up first indigenous commercial bank
Botswana has taken a significant step towards establishing its first home-grown commercial bank, a development that will add a new player in an industry that Read more
U.S. sentences ex-Guinea minister to seven years in prison for laundering bribes
A former Guinea government minister was sentenced to seven years in prison on Friday following his conviction of laundering $8.5 million in bribes that U.S. Read more
Breaking: ISIS submits to ceasefires in Syria-Lebanon border fight
A ceasefire took effect on Sunday in an Islamic State pocket straddling the Syria-Lebanon border, where the militants have been fighting the Lebanese army on Read more
Confessions of a Boko Haram Defector
Until the night of August 18, Umar was a fighter for the Islamist radical group, living at a camp in the vast Sambisa Forest, one Read more