World

By Riches Soberekon A 20-year-old Ugandan man has been charged with "aggravated homosexuality," a crime that carries the possibility of capital punishment, according to prosecutors and the defendant's legal counsel. Uganda recently enacted strict anti-gay legislation,...

By Riches Soberekon A field hospital operated by refugees in a camp in Chad is providing vital medical care to those who have escaped the brutal conflict in Sudan's Darfur region. Managed by doctors who themselves...

By Ebi Kesiena UN Secretary General António Guterres has expressed concern over the just concluded Zimbabwe election, amid reports of voter intimidation, threats of violence, harassment and coercion. He has called on political leaders and their...

By Ebi Kesiena Global Oil Company, BP, has disclosed plans to invest $3.5 billion in Egypt along with its partners over the next three years, as the UK energy company seeks to expand in the country....

By Emmanuel Nduka The Nigerian ambassador to Niger Republic, Mohammed Usman, has stated that he has not been expelled from the country by the military junta as widely reported across the Nigerian media space. Heritage Times...

By Ebi Kesiena Gabon’s government has announced a nationwide curfew and has cut off internet access, as voting in major national elections was wrapping up late Saturday. According to the nation’s communications minister, Rodrigue Mboumba Bissawou,...