Gbagbo’s son jailed for ‘fake news’
Michel Gbagbo, the son of Ivory Coast's former president Laurent Gbagbo, has been sentenced to six months in jail and ordered to pay a fine of $950 (£668) for "complicity in disclosing false news",...
ICC Prosecutor condemns violence in Benghazi
The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Fatou Bensouda has condemned the violence in Benghazi, Libya that led to the death of at least 34 people.
Tuesday's first bomb went off outside Salmani neighbourhood's Bait...
Hospital fire kills at least 39 people in South Korea
At least 39 people have been killed and more than 70 injured in a fire at a hospital in South Korea.
The blaze is thought to have started in the emergency room at Sejong Hospital...
Pope says serpent temptation in Bible ‘first fake news’
Pope Francis has denounced the "snake tactics" of those who spread fake news, saying the first case of misinformation is in the Bible when Eve is tempted by the serpent to eat the forbidden...
Bill Gates warns Trump not to abandon Africa
Bill Gates has warned that Donald Trump's "America First" position could damage the US' relationship with Africa.
" the balance of hard power versus soft power, the US uniquely has a ratio emphasising hard power...
Trump ‘looking forward’ to interview by special counsel
President Donald Trump has said he is "looking forward" to being interviewed in an investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the US election.
He said he expected to be questioned by justice department special counsel...
Buhari must retire – Dele Momodu
The Chief Executive Officer and publisher of Ovation International Magazine Chief Dele Momodu has urged Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari to retire before next year’s presidential elections.
According to him, Buhari must not seek a second...
Mnangagwa refuses to apologise for massacre
Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has refused to offer an apology for the massacres in Matabeleland that occurred in the 1980s while he was minister for national security.
An estimated 20,000 people died during the security...
Obasanjo tells President Buhari to retire
Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has advised the incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari against seeking re-election next year.
Mr Obasanjo supported Mr Buhari's election in 2015 but now he says the president should retire because of...
German nurse charged with 97 more murders
A German nurse who allegedly killed his victims out of boredom has been charged with 97 murders, potentially making him one of the country's deadliest serial killers.
The nurse, Niels Hoegel, was already serving a...