Tanzania’s highest court has upheld a landmark 2016 ruling that raised the minimum age of marriage to 18. The Supreme Court of Appeals’ decision, announced Wednesday, was greeted by child welfare and women’s advocates as a win. “This was a victory not only for girl children but also for Tanzanians in general,” said Ann Sangai […]

  Ace Ghanaian broadcaster Gilbert Aggrey, otherwise called Abeiku Santana, has revealed that the most embarrassing thing he has done in life is farting during church service. READ ALSO: VIDEO: Suspected thief electrocuted while stealing from church Speaking to Nikki Samonas who was a guest on his Atuu Show on UTV, Abeiku said, he is […]

The lorry driver at the centre of a murder investigation ‘passed out’ when he found 39 bodies in his vehicle, reports suggest. READ ALSO: Dead victims in UK lorry trailer, all Chinese nationals Earlier, sources revealed all of those found dead in the back of the lorry in Essex were Chinese nationals. This afternoon Essex […]

Police in four German states raided a total of 28 premises on Thursday, making two arrests in an attempt to shut down a Lebanese gang engaged in human trafficking. The members of the family-based gang – or clan as such gangs are known in Germany – would face charges of human trafficking in foreign nationals […]

Lebanese President Michel Aoun said on Thursday that he was ready for dialogue with protesters to find the best solution for saving the country from financial collapse and suggested a government reshuffle was on the table. Protests expressing outrage with a ruling elite they accuse of corruption and calling for the government’s resignation have swept […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin touted strengthening military and security ties with Africa on Thursday at a Russian-hosted summit that he said brought together representatives from every African country. Putin said this in a speech at the Russia-Africa Summit in Russia’s southern resort city of Sochi on the Black Sea. Russia has signed military cooperation agreements […]

The 39 people found dead in the back of a refrigerated lorry trailer were all Chinese nationals, ITV News has learned. The victims, all adults barring one teenager, were discovered in the early hours of Wednesday when the trailer was opened at an industrial estate in Essex. Police have searched two addresses in Northern Ireland […]

A team of Pakistani doctors is struggling to determine the cause of the deteriorating health condition of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who is serving a seven-year sentence on corruption charges. Sharif has been moved from jail to hospital. The ex-PM was found to have a “critically low platelet count” and was shifted to a […]

A toddler who suffered from a rare disease has died following allegations that his father spent all the money raised for him on partying at hotels with prostitutes. João Miguel Alves suffered from spinal muscular atrophy but lost his fight for life on October 17. His dad Mateus Henrique Leroy Alves, 37, was found in […]

Mmusi Maimane has stepped down as the head of South Africa’s Democratic Alliance (DA) opposition party. Maimane wanted to build a party that represents all South Africans, particularly black citizens of the country, he said in a statement on Wednesday. Over the last months, it became clear that some members of his party were not […]