Africa

Gunmen have kidnapped more than 50 children from three schools in the same town in north-eastern Nigeria, teachers and parents...

Democratic Republic of Congo's President Félix Tshisekedi has said he may consider seeking a third term in office when his...

Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote is looking at Kenya as the ​site of a 650,000-barrel-a-day oil refinery that ‌he intends to...

From May 11 to 13, 2026, the Africa Forward Summit will be held in Kenya, marking the opening of a...

Nigeria has summoned South Africa's acting High Commissioner over a spate of recent attacks on foreigners in the southern African...

Brighton & Hove Museums is set to return 45 cultural artifacts to Botswana as part of a partnership between two museums.  The...

A delegation from the state government visited the scene of the attack in Guyaku village, which is said to have lasted several...

Eight children are still missing after gunmen raided an unregistered orphanage in Nigeria's north-central Kogi State and kidnapped 23, authorities...

Six people, including a retired major general and a serving police inspector, have pleaded not guilty to plotting a coup...

US authorities have arrested an Iranian woman for trafficking arms to Sudan on behalf of her country, prosecutors have said. ...