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Africa's youngest billionaire kidnapped in Tanzania
Africa's youngest billionaire was kidnapped on Thursday morning by gunmen in Tanzania's economic capital Dar es Salaam, officials said.Mohammed Dewji, 40, who heads the MeTL Group which operates in a…
Astronauts escape malfunctioning Soyuz rocket
A capsule carrying the two crew members of a Russian Soyuz rocket that malfunctioned on lift-off has landed safely in Kazakhstan.Russian Cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin and US astronaut Nick Hague are repo…
Nigeria losing out on literate, skilled workforce as 69 per cent of children out-of-school - UNICEF
The United Nations Children Fund says Nigeria is losing out on a literate and skilled workforce it needs to grow economically due to a huge number of out-of-school children.The News Agency of Nigeria…
Bio cancels Chinese sponsored airport
The $318 million Sierra Leone airport project to be funded with Chinese loan has been cancelled by the new government of that country.The new government finally announced the cancellation of a contro…
Three dead, IMF summit shaken as strong quake hits Indonesia
An earthquake on Thursday killed three people in Indonesia and rattled hotels where IMF delegates are attending a major summit, a fortnight after a quake-tsunami killed more than 2,000 elsewhere in t…
Saudi Crown Prince behind journalist Khashoggi's disappearance
Facts are beginning to emerge how Mohammed bin Salman, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, ordered that Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was lured to that country from his home in the U.S. and…
Migrant's body found tied to bed and riddled with bullets in Saudi Arabia
The dead body of an immigrant has been found tied to a bed in the middle of a road in Saudi Arabia, reportedly riddled with bullets. The man's body was found on Wadi Al-Talee Street in the city of Ab…
US ambassador to UN Nikki Haley resigns - US Media
U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley has resigned, a personal familiar with the situation said on Tuesday, and the White House said she would appear with President Donald Trump at an event later in the mornin…
Hurricane Michael reaches Category 2, threatens southern US
Hurricane Michael strengthened to a Category 2 storm with 100-mile-per-hour winds on Tuesday as Florida's governor warned it could bring "total devastation" to parts of the southern US state.The stor…
Mauritania rights body criticizes 'brutal force' against protesters
Mauritania's human rights group representing the Haratins - former slaves of black African origin - has condemned the use of "brutal force" by the police against protesters who gathered outside parli…
CBN's Emefiele and MTN meet with banks over $8.1 billion repatriation row
Nigeria's central bank governor is to meet representatives of telecommunications company MTN and banks on Tuesday to discuss a dispute over the repatriation of $8.1 billion, two sources with direct k…
Sierra Leone files appeal against FIFA suspension
Sierra Leone has appealed against its suspension by world football's top body on charges of government interference.After a crisis meeting on Monday with the government, the Sierra Leone Football Ass…
Tennis: Novak Djokovic defeats Jeremy Chardy at Shanghai Masters
Novak Djokovic began his charge for a fourth Shanghai Masters title with a 6-3 7-5 victory against Jeremy Chardy to reach the last 16.The 31-year-old, in contention to finish as the year-end world No…
UN calls for probe into death of Venezuela opposition member
The United Nations has called for a "transparent investigation" into the death of Venezuelan opposition member Fernando Alban after Caracas said he killed himself in custody.Alban had been jailed ove…
Longest serving teacher, missionary in Nigeria, dies
The Catholic Diocese of Makurdi has announced the death of Rev Fr. Angus Fraser, believed to be the longest serving teacher and missionary in Nigeria.Fraser, who was aged 87, was born on April 8 1931…
Senegal to host 2022 Youth Olympics, becomes first African nation to host the event
Senegal will host the next edition of the Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2022, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced in Buenos Aires, Argentina.It will be the first African nation to hos…
Catholic priest accused of 'sexual abuse' by South African man
A Catholic priest in South Africa has been accused of sexual abuse by a South African man.Mr. William Segodisho disclosed this in a press conference organised by rights group 'Women and Men Against C…
Kim Jong-un invites Pope Francis to North Korea
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has invited Pope Francis to visit Pyongyang in a gesture designed to highlight peace efforts on the Korean peninsula, South Korea's presidential office said on Tuesday…
Ukraine ammunition dump blasts blamed on 'possible sabotage'
Explosions and fire have hit an ammunition depot in Ukraine in a possible act of sabotage, officials say, leading to the evacuation of thousands of people.Videos on social media showed the blaze and …
UN sets aside $2.1 billion grant for Nigeria's Internally Displaced Persons
The humanitarian crisis in the northeast part of the country is to receive $2.1 billion grant from the United Nations.Speaking to journalist in the capital city Abuja, the UN Emergency Relief Coordin…