Kenya’s deputy police chief Eliud Lagat has stepped aside pending the outcome of investigations into the death in detention of blogger Albert Ojwang. Mr Lagat had been under pressure to resign from the opposition and human rights activists, as Mr Ojwang was arrested after he filed a complaint, accusing theContinue Reading
A juror in the sex trafficking trial of rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs has been removed after giving inconsistent answers about where he lives. During jury selection, the juror indicated on a questionnaire that he lived in the Bronx area of New York. But more recently, he told a court stafferContinue Reading
The United States is considering restricting entry to citizens of an additional 36 countries in what would be a significant expansion of the travel ban announced by the Trump administration early this month, according to a State Department memo reviewed by The Washington Post. Among the new list of countriesContinue Reading
A defence lawyer for hip-hop entrepreneur Sean “Diddy” Combs had his ex-girlfriend read aloud a slew of loving text messages she’d sent him over the past few years until she broke down in tears Wednesday on the witness stand. The second day of cross-examination by attorney Teny Geragos seemed aimed atContinue Reading
The owner of CNN and HBO Max, Warner Bros Discovery, says it will split into two companies by the middle of next year. The US media giant plans to separate its studio and streaming business from its more traditional cable television networks. The move comes as streaming services attract hundredsContinue Reading
The official death toll after deadly floods hit the Nigerian town of Mokwa on Thursday has risen to more than 200, officials say. Another 500 people are still missing in the town in the central Niger State however, local official Musa Kimboku told the BBC that rescue efforts had ceasedContinue Reading
Nestled in the heart of the capital lies a stunning new landmark set to redefine how Ghanaians experience innovation and luxury. The Despite Automobile Museum, commissioned by His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II on June 1, 2025, is a celebration of possibility, an ode to engineering, and a moving tribute to Ghanaian ambition. ConceivedContinue Reading
Lawyers for Tanzania’s jailed opposition leader Tundu Lissu filed a complaint on Friday to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention in a bid to ramp up international pressure for his release. Lissu, chairman of Tanzania’s main opposition party and runner-up in the 2020 presidential election, was arrested lastContinue Reading
Preye Maxwell looks distressed as he leaves his beloved dog Hanks at an animal shelter in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial hub. Fighting back tears, he says, “I can’t afford to take care of him. I can’t afford to feed him the way he should be fed.” His two-year-old American Eskimo barksContinue Reading
At least 151 people in central Nigeria are now known to have died following flash floods that destroyed homes and displaced thousands of residents earlier this week. The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (Nsema) confirmed to the BBC the death toll had risen sharply from 115, after floods hit theContinue Reading