Burna Boy and Rema win inaugural Billboard Afrobeats awards
The Nigerian artists are the first winners in the new category at the Billboard Music Awards in the US.
2023-11-20 17:56
Manchester aid worker shot dead in gun battle with 'bandits'
Faye Mooney, 29, was caught in the crossfire between police and gunmen in Nigeria, an inquest hears.
2023-11-16 01:56
Weak currencies force up cost of living in Sub-Saharan Africa
As the price of basics soars, African governments are intervening to support local currencies.
2023-11-15 08:54
Julius Malema: Why the South African politician touched a nerve in Kenya
Julius Malema had candid views on Kenya's president but also poses a challenge to the opposition.
2023-11-13 08:25
Imo state won by Nigeria's APC, election results expected in Bayelsa and Kogi
Saturday's elections in three states were marred by reports of low turnout, violence and rigging.
2023-11-12 18:23
Irishman Alan Fisher unseats Nigerian Hilda Baci as cooking marathon record holder
Irish chef Alan Fisher cooked for more than five days to clinch the cooking marathon world record from Hilda Baci.
2023-11-08 04:28
Canada embassy explosion: Two people killed in blast in Nigeria
An investigation is under way but officials say it happened as a diesel generator was being serviced.
2023-11-07 22:29
Legal row over 28,000% mark-up for African mask
A French couple cry foul after receiving only €150 for a mask that later fetched €4.2m at auction.
2023-11-01 03:57
US to remove Uganda and three other African countries from Agoa trade deal
Uganda, Gabon, Niger and the CAR are accused of violating rights or not making democratic progress.
2023-10-31 16:25
Shatta Wale: Why Ghana's 'dancehall king' is trying Afrobeats
The Ghanaian star says he has "graduated" from the Jamaican genre that earned him legions of fans.
2023-10-28 01:48
Nigeria Supreme Court dismisses Atiku Abubakar election challenge
One of the two opposition challenges to Bola Tinubu's election victory is dismissed.
2023-10-26 19:20
Nigeria escapes $11 billion bill after landmark UK court ruling over failed gas project
Nigeria's government is celebrating a "landmark victory" after a UK court ruled it was not liable for a multibillion-dollar payout earlier awarded to a private firm over a failed gas project.
2023-10-24 22:25