I need a wife – Aliko Dangote reveals
Aliko Dangote has revealed that at 61, he is not getting any younger, and he is willing to take on a new wife.
Speaking with David Piling in a Financial Times interview, Lunch with FT,...
Thailand: All boys and coach rescued from Thai cave
The news that all 12 boys and their coach have been rescued will come as a huge relief to millions in Thailand and around the world who have followed every step of this captivating...
Nigeria army releases 183 detained children
Nigeria's armed forces have released 183 children who were being held on suspicion of having ties to militant Islamist group Boko Haram.
The 175 boys and eight girls - whose ages ranged from eight to...
Anti-Buhari coalition formed ‘to rescue Nigeria’
Almost 40 Nigerian opposition parties have agreed to field a joint candidate to prevent the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari next year.
The alliance includes the main opposition party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), and...
Boris Johnson quits to add to pressure on May over Brexit
Boris Johnson has resigned as Foreign Secretary amid a growing political crisis over the UK's Brexit strategy.
He is second senior cabinet minister to quit within hours following Brexit Secretary David Davis's exit.
His departure came...
Ethiopia and Eritrea declare end of war
The leaders of Ethiopia and Eritrea have signed a declaration saying that the state of war between the two countries is over.
A peace deal ending the 1998-1999 border conflict has never been fully implemented...
Jacob Zuma’s son charged with corruption
The son of South Africa's former President Jacob Zuma has been charged with corruption in a court in the commercial city of Johannesburg.
Duduzane Zuma is alleged to have been part of attempts to bribe...
Novichok: Murder inquiry after Dawn Sturgess dies
Police have launched a murder inquiry after a woman exposed to nerve agent Novichok in Wiltshire died.
Dawn Sturgess, 44, died in hospital on Sunday evening after falling ill on 30 June.
Charlie Rowley, 45, who...
Brexit Secretary David Davis resigns
Brexit Secretary David Davis, who has been leading negotiations to leave the EU, has resigned from the government.
In his resignation letter, Mr Davis criticised the PM's Brexit plan - agreed by the cabinet on...
Three-year-old drowns in SA toilet
A three-year-old boy is the latest child to die in South Africa after drowning in a pit latrine.
Omari Monono died in the outside toilet at his aunt's house in Limpopo province, the same region...