Science & Technology

Five teenage students from Gambia due to compete in an international robotics competition in Washington this month have been denied visas by the United...

Google has been fined 2.42bn euros ($2.7bn; £2.1bn) by the European Commission after it ruled the company had abused its power by promoting its own shopping comparison service at the top of search results. The amount is the regulator's largest penalty to date against a company accused of distorting the market. The ruling also orders Google to end its anti-competitive practices within 90 days or face a further penalty. The US firm said it may appeal.

Nigeria is to launch Africa’s first nanosatellite (an artificial satellite with a wet mass between one and 10 kg 2.2–22 lb)  into the orbit,...

About 100 countries have reported a cyberattack that  has infected tens of thousands of computers and especially disrupted Britain’s health system and global shipper...

A primitive type of human, once thought to be up to three million years old, actually lived much more recently, a study suggests. The remains...

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and Internet use have increased very much both nationally and internationally. This has enabled many to use the ICT...

Africa now has the unique web address .africa, equivalent to the more familiar .com, following its official launch by the African Union.

US private rocket company SpaceX has announced that two private citizens have paid to be sent around the Moon. The mission is planned for late...

Samsung's heir apparent Lee Jae-yong is to be formally indicted on multiple charges including bribery and embezzlement, prosecutors said.

Nokia's 3310 phone has been relaunched nearly 17 years after its debut. Many consider the original handset iconic because of its popularity and sturdiness. More...