Africa

Abuja: Sixteen soldiers were killed during a mission to halt clashes between two communities in Nigeria's southern state of Delta, an army spokesman said on...

Darfur: Some 5 million people in Sudan could face "catastrophic food insecurity" in the coming months as fighting continues between rival generals,...

Mogadishu: The militant group al-Shabab claimed responsibility for an attack on a popular luxury hotel in Somalia early on Friday. The al-Qaeda-linked...

Dakar: Senegal's top opposition leader Ousmane Sonko was released from jail late on Thursday night ahead of the country's presidential contest, his lawyer...

Port Louis: President Droupadi Murmu held a "tete-a-tete" meeting with Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jagnauth on Monday to discuss ways to further...

Abuja: Kidnapping in Nigeria has evolved into a lingering security threat that feeds a vast network of criminal and militant groups.From July 2022 to July...

Khartoum: Amid the prevailing violence in Sudan, the United Nations Security Council called for a ceasefire to coincide with the Muslim holy month of...

Abuja: Gunmen kidnapped over 280 students in an assault on a school in northwest Nigeria, according to a teacher and a resident — a tally that would make...

Niamey: "When we learned that the sanctions against our country, Niger, had been lifted, we were all happy, and all the people of Niger are delighted to...

Kenieba: A bus fell off a bridge in southeastern Mali on Tuesday, killing 31 people, the Transport Ministry said.The bus crashed near the western town of...