Canada legalises recreational marijuana
The first recreational cannabis to be legally bought in Canada was purchased at midnight on Wednesday (02:30 GMT) on the eastern island of Newfoundland amid queues of hundreds of people.
Canada has become the second...
Ethiopia’s PM gives half of ministerial posts to women
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has appointed women to half of his government's ministerial posts, including the job of defence minister.
Explaining his decision in a speech to Parliament, Mr Abiy said women were "less...
Boko Haram faction kills second aid worker in Nigeria
An aid worker with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been killed in Nigeria by Islamist militants who kidnapped her last March.
Hauwa Liman, a midwife, was killed days after kidnappers set...
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen dies at 65
Paul Allen, who co-founded Microsoft, has died aged 65 from complications of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
He had revealed the disease's return only two weeks ago, after previously being treated for it in 2009.
He had said he...
Angola ‘expels 180,000 migrants’
At least 180,000 Congolese citizens have crossed the border with Angola since 1 October - most heading to the city of Kamako where they are living in precarious informal camps, local officials have confirmed.
The...
Mogadishu bombings: Man executed on Somalia blast anniversary
A man convicted of involvement in the deadliest bomb attack in Somalia's history has been executed on the first anniversary of the blast.
Hassan Adan Isak drove one of the vehicles involved in the attack...
Buhari bans 50 high-profile Nigerians from trips
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered full implementation of Executive Order 6 (EO6) and with the implementation of the presidential directive, 50 high-profile persons have been placed on watch-list and restricted from travelling out of...
Jamal Khashoggi: UK and US ‘could boycott’ Saudi conference
Britain and the US are considering boycotting a major international conference in Saudi Arabia after the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the BBC has learned.
Mr Khashoggi, a critic of the Saudi government, vanished...
Melania Trump: Donald Trump and I are fine
US First Lady Melania Trump has dismissed speculation about the state of her marriage, saying her husband's alleged extra-marital affairs are not her "concern or focus" because she has better things to do.
In an...
Ghana intimately linked to Francophone world – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the lives of Ghanaians are intimately linked with the francophone world, and Ghana’s membership of La Francophonie should serve as a big boost to addressing some of the...