Bill Gates and Melinda Gates said on Monday that they have decided to divorce, unnerving the philanthropic world. “After a great deal of thought and a lot of work on

South Africa has received the first batch of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine to boost its vaccination programme. The doses which arrived on Sunday night will be received every week, with a total

England’s Football Association (FA) has launched a formal inquiry into roles played by Premier League clubs in the attempt to create a breakaway European Super League (ESL). Last month Manchester

Marvel Studios has announced the next line-up in the Phase 4 plan of its cinematic universe, including the release date and title of the next highly-anticipated Black Panther and Captain

Prince Harry has called for vaccines to be “distributed to everyone everywhere” at a star-studded charity concert in Los Angeles. The Duke of Sussex appeared alongside dozens of celebrities at the Vax

German police have arrested three men and a fourth is being held in Paraguay for allegedly running one of the world’s biggest online networks for sharing images of child sex

The European Union has proposed easing restrictions on travel to the 27-member bloc and overseas tourists as vaccination campaigns keep gathering speed. Travel to the EU is currently extremely limited

In an effort to curb growing insecurity in Nigeria caused by the proliferation of small arms, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of a National Centre for the Control

The United States has denied a report by Iran’s state-run broadcaster that deals had been reached between Tehran and Washington that would see prisoners swapped and Tehran receive billions of

South Africa has received the first batch of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine to boost its vaccination programme. The doses which arrived on Sunday night will be received every week, with a total

Kidnappers have again threatened to kill the remaining students of Greenfield University in Nigeria’s northwestern Kaduna state if their demands are not met by Tuesday. They had first killed three

Nigeria is expected to “any moment from now” receive the return of £4.2m ($5.8m) – about N2.383b seized from associates of convicted fomer Delta State Governor, James Ibori. Attorney General of

A Nigerian Catholic priest has defended his controversial remarks asking the country’s President Muhammadu Buhari to resign over rising insecurity in the country. Reverend Father Ejike Mbaka also told off

No less than 16 soldiers were killed in Niger Republic over the weekend following a militant attack in the western Tahoua Region. Local reports suggest the attack was carried out

Participants in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea are being recruited to test a new drug to treat people with mild to moderate forms of Covid-19. The study called

Barcelona rode a trio of second-half goals to a 3-2 win over Valencia in La Liga on Sunday night to keep title hopes alive for Ronald Koeman’s team. A 50th

The military council that took power in Chad last month after the shock death of veteran leader Idriss Deby has named a transitional government. Deby’s 37-year-old son Mahamat, who took

At least eight people have been killed in Myanmar after security forces opened fire on some of the biggest protests against military rule in days. Three months after a coup

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party has failed to win a key state in elections held amid record Covid-19 deaths and cases. The BJP targeted West Bengal heavily during campaigning

Cryptocurrency ether broke past $3,000 on Monday to set a new record high in a dazzling rally that has outshone the bigger bitcoin, as investors bet that ether will be