Indonesia detected signals on Sunday that could come from a flight recorder of a Sriwijaya Air jet that crashed into the sea after taking off from the capital Jakarta, as

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh have received Covid-19 vaccinations, Buckingham Palace has said. A royal source said the vaccinations were administered on Saturday by a household doctor at

Gambian authorities seized nearly three tonnes of cocaine from a shipment of industrial salt originating in Ecuador, a spokesman said on Friday, in one of the largest ever busts in

A Nigerian court has dismissed a certificate forgery case against the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki. The suit was filed at the federal high court in the nation’s capital Abuja

A Boeing 737 passenger plane has crashed into the sea after disappearing shortly after take off when it plunged 10,000ft into the ocean. The Sriwijaya Air passenger plane lost contact

Ethiopian armed forces have killed top officials of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) in an operation, according to an announcement late Thursday. Those killed include TPLF spokesperson Sekoture Getachew and

Several news sources are reporting that popular Ugandan presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, also called Bobi Wine, has sent his wife and children abroad ahead of next week’s election. He reportedly made the decision

Eswatini’s acting Prime Minister Themba Masuku has announced a partial lockdown to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus disease with the country now having 10,773 total cases. The country that

Mali’s government has denied allegations that a French airstrike killed guests attending a wedding last Sunday. The country’s defence ministry said a joint operation with French forces had killed only

There has been a lot of mistrust in the Nigerian government by the citizens who rightly or wrongly believe they are not being told all that there is to be

A South Korean court ordered Japan on Friday to compensate 12 women who were forced to work in wartime Japanese brothels, in a ruling that could rekindle diplomatic and history

Bitcoin fell more than 5% on Friday, a day after topping $40,000 for the first time. The world’s most popular digital currency slid to as low as $36,618.36 on Bitstamp

South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co said on Friday it was in early, unspecified talks with Apple after a local Korean broadcaster said the pair were discussing an electric car and

Karim Benzema will face trial for his alleged involvement in an attempted blackmail case linked to a sex tape featuring a former France team-mate. Real Madrid forward Benzema is accused

Nana Akufo-Addo has been sworn in for a second term as Ghana’s president, hours after scuffles between rival politicians broke out in parliament. Soldiers were briefly deployed after the unusual

US Speaker Nancy Pelosi has called on Vice President Mike Pence and the Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment to immediately remove President Donald Trump from office following the deadly riots

Plans are being made for the Nigerian President Muhammadu and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to receive the COVID-19 vaccine on live television, Faisal Shuaib, executive director and chief executive officer, National Primary