Isaac Kaledzi

Officials in Nigeria have suspended a head teacher of a school and three other staff for meting out corporal punishment to their students.

A former employee of Michael Douglas has described how she says she was sexually harassed by the actor - more than a week after he issued a pre-emptive denial of the claims.

Ghanaian inventors have announced the launch of the country’s own version of the “Silicon Valley” to promote innovation in technology.

Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick will become a billionaire, after investors agreed to take a large stake in the ride-hailing firm.

Uganda's president said on Thursday he will sign the death warrants of "a few" prisoners to create fear among criminals in the East African country.

Officials in Ghana are now struggling to calm tension in parts of the country where the activities of Fulanis herdsmen has led to clashes and deaths.

Exiled Zimbabwe opposition leader Roy Bennett and four other people were killed in a helicopter crash in a remote northern part of the U.S. state of New Mexico, officials and his political party said on Thursday.

A Kenyan doctor has filed a case in the country’s high court seeking to have female genital mutilation legalized in the east African nation.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says it is "likely" forward Alexis Sanchez will join Premier League rivals Manchester United.

If words are anything to go by, a strong and peaceful Africa is a priority for the majority of African leaders. But the big question for heads of states attending the 30th African Union summit will be finding strategies for how this can be achieved.