The first set of results in Sierra Leone’s presidential election – with the votes from 60% of the polling stations tallied – show that the incumbent Julius Maada Bio is in the lead. The...
Vladimir Putin is hiding from public view as ‘cracks’ appear in his administration, with his propagandists furiously questioning how their leader allowed the Wagner Group to get so close to Moscow. The Russian president...
In just over a day, events escalated and then de-escalated quickly as Wagner mercenaries launched a rebellion and then swiftly halted it. Here’s a quick look at how events unfolded: Friday Wagner boss Yevgeny...
A mother who gave birth to a baby onboard an express train between Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, and the coastal city of Mombasa has been showered with congratulations. Kenyans have been delighted with the news...
Reports say a Ugandan man identified as Herbert Baitwababo breathed a sigh of relief after a court ordered for his return to a WhatsApp group. This was after the WhatsApp admin ejected him from...
China today warned the US it must choose between ‘cooperation or conflict’ and said there is ‘no room to compromise’ on Taiwan during a visit by Secretary of State Antony Blinken on his final day of a...
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa – who is in Russia as part of a peace-seeking delegation – told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that the war in Ukraine must stop. Ramaphosa laid out the 10 points...
On 30 July 1995, I was at home. It was night when I started to hear strange noises. My mother and I thought we were being robbed, but the reality was much worse.There were...
Poland says racism was not a factor in its decision to refuse entry to South African presidential guards and media for more than 24 hours. The stand-off happened at Warsaw’s Chopin airport. The aircraft...
Thirteen-year-old Lesly built camps using hair ribbons to keep her three younger brothers safe while they were lost in the Amazon jungle for six weeks – as her aunt and grandmother tell of their...
The first set of results in Sierra Leone’s presidential election – with the votes from 60% of the polling stations tallied – show that the incumbent Julius Maada Bio is in the lead. The electoral commission says that he has 56% of the vote. His closest rival Samura Kamara,...
Vladimir Putin is hiding from public view as ‘cracks’ appear in his administration, with his propagandists furiously questioning how their leader allowed the Wagner Group to get so close to Moscow. The Russian president has not been seen since he delivered an emergency message begging Russians not to join Yevgeny...
In just over a day, events escalated and then de-escalated quickly as Wagner mercenaries launched a rebellion and then swiftly halted it. Here’s a quick look at how events unfolded: Friday Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin launches a rant blaming Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu for the war in Ukraine,...
A mother who gave birth to a baby onboard an express train between Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, and the coastal city of Mombasa has been showered with congratulations. Kenyans have been delighted with the news after Kenya Railways shared the story on social media. The national rail firm also posted...
Reports say a Ugandan man identified as Herbert Baitwababo breathed a sigh of relief after a court ordered for his return to a WhatsApp group. This was after the WhatsApp admin ejected him from the group for asking questions in relation to how finances of the group were being...
China today warned the US it must choose between ‘cooperation or conflict’ and said there is ‘no room to compromise’ on Taiwan during a visit by Secretary of State Antony Blinken on his final day of a trip aimed at improving severely strained ties. Blinken and Wang Yi, China’s highest-ranking foreign policy...
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa – who is in Russia as part of a peace-seeking delegation – told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that the war in Ukraine must stop. Ramaphosa laid out the 10 points of the African peace initiative that is seeking agreement on a series of “confidence-building measures”...
On 30 July 1995, I was at home. It was night when I started to hear strange noises. My mother and I thought we were being robbed, but the reality was much worse.There were 11 boys – I recognised one of them. He was two years older than me...
Poland says racism was not a factor in its decision to refuse entry to South African presidential guards and media for more than 24 hours. The stand-off happened at Warsaw’s Chopin airport. The aircraft will now be held there until Sunday, an airport spokesman told the BBC. About 120...
Thirteen-year-old Lesly built camps using hair ribbons to keep her three younger brothers safe while they were lost in the Amazon jungle for six weeks – as her aunt and grandmother tell of their pride. The children, Lesly, 13, Soleiny, nine, Tien Noriel, four, and baby Cristin had been...
