Africa

Abuja: The death toll from widespread floods in central Nigeria rose to at least 111 people on Friday.After torrential rains earlier in the week, flood...

Nairobi: Kenyan writer Ngugi wa Thiong'o, considered one of the greats of African literature, passed away at the age of 87, a spokeswoman for his Nairobi...

New Delhi: Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that the relationship, connect and empathy between India and Africa is "truly special."He...

Abuja: Armed gangs in northeast Nigeria have killed dozens of people in two suspected attacks, a local governor and villagers said Saturday.In a statement,...

Global concern is once again shifting to South Sudan, the world's youngest nation.Juba: The flare-up of a long-simmering conflict in the East African...

Abuja: Women in Nigeria make up nearly half of the population, but they are almost invisible in parliament. The country's senate has only four women...

Kinshasa : At least 100 people have died in floods that swept through the Fizi territory in South Kivu Province, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo,...

New Delhi: India and Angola have decided to boost their defence cooperation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi offering $200 million worth of lines of credit...

New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met President of Angola, Joao Manuel Goncalves Lourenco, at Hyderabad House.PM Modi, along with...

Abuja: In an effort to raise awareness of autism and the challenges faced by autistic people, a 15-year-old Nigerian has set a Guinness World Record for the...