US President-elect Joe Biden has chosen retired General Lloyd Austin as his defence secretary, US media report. Gen Austin, aged 67, will become the first African-American to lead the Pentagon.

More than four years after helping set the United Kingdom’s course out of the European Union, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is headed to EU headquarters to try to finish

The killing of Iran’s top nuclear scientist last month was carried out remotely with artificial intelligence and a machinegun equipped with a “satellite-controlled smart system”, a senior commander has said.

Residents of the Bimbagu South electoral area in the Bunkprugu/Nakpanduri constituency of the North East Region have boycotted the 2020 Ghana presidential election citing the failure of successive governments to bring developmental

Opposition Candidate in Ghana’s Presidential election, John Mahama has expressed worry over hitches that have been recorded in some of the polling stations during the election. Mahama, of the National Democratic

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday address a joint session of the country’s lawmakers on his administration’s efforts to address the security challenges being witnessed across the country. An

South Africa’s president and African Union chairperson Cyril Ramaphosa has reiterated the need for the continent to steer its own matters of security without seeking external help. Ramaphosa said this

Borno state governor Babagana Zulum has said based on records despite recent killings in the state, “the security situation in Borno state and indeed the entire Northeast sub-region is still far

British American Tobacco Kenya has named a Kenyan to head the cigarette-maker as it marks over 113 years in the market. The firm on Monday announced Crispin Achola as its new

US President-elect Joe Biden has picked California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to be his health secretary, putting him in a leading role to oversee his administration’s coronavirus response. If confirmed

The chicken chain Nando’s has denied it’s in crisis talks over a reported debt pile after spending £20m equivalent of about 26.642 million dollars to make its UK restaurants Covid-secure.

Large parts of the US state of California are facing a strict new lockdown, as Covid-19 cases surge across the state and the country. The stay-at-home order affects around 85%

Ghana’s electoral commission has called for peace during and after Monday’s general election. Polls have opened in the West African country for what could be a tight race between the

US President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, is being treated in hospital after testing positive for Covid-19. The president wrote in a tweet: “Get better soon Rudy, we will carry

Nigeria’s federal government and organised labour is scheduled to hold a meeting on the hike in fuel price and electricity tariff on Monday. The meeting is meant to enable the

Nigeria’s last two teams standing in this year’s continental competitions, Enyimba FC and Rivers United managed to scale through to the first round of the CAF Champions League and CAF

Harry Kane and Heung-min Son, the Premier League’s deadliest current double-act struck again as Tottenham beat Arsenal 2-0 to return to the top of the table in Sunday’s north London