Africa

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...

Niamey: West African leaders and diplomats met on Saturday to discuss the region's challenges after a string of coups threatened to weaken the regional bloc...

Yaoundé: Cameroon's government officials say that more than 6,000 teachers, doctors and nurses have left their jobs in public service within the past three...

Kinshasa: Congo's lush and forested eastern borderlands have long served as an operating base for multiple armed groups. As the conflict there intensifies,...

Port Moresby: In what has been described as the biggest tribal clashes in recent history, Papua New Guinea's northern highlands witnessed a devastating...

Addis Ababa: Somalia accused Ethiopia on Saturday of trying to annex part of the country's territory by signing a sea access deal with the breakaway region...