Suspected gunmen have attacked some communities in Nigeria’s Benue State, killing 24 residents.
The bandits believed to be gang members of the slain Terwase Akwaza,...
Health authorities in Nigeria have confirmed an outbreak of diphtheria following the death of a four-year-old in the capital, Abuja.
Nigeria has recorded almost 800 confirmed...
South African authorities have said a suspected leak of poisonous gas in the shantytown of Boksburg, east of Johannesburg could be linked to illegal...
South Sudan will hold general elections next year, the first for the small nation after gaining independence in 2011.
Incumbent President Salva Kiir who made...
Senegal President Macky Sall has ruled out seeking re-election in next year's general elections.
His speech on Monday was highly anticipated and his decision puts...
Incumbent President of Sierra Leone Julius Maada Bio has won the country's presidential election, securing a second term in office, electoral commission has announced.
Maada...
Some disgruntled Ghanaians stormed Ghana’s parliament on Thursday to demand the removal of taxes on sanitary pads.
The high cost of sanitary pads, according to...
