Hundreds of patients have been stranded in Nigerian hospitals as a result of an indefinite strike by doctors.
The strike follows an ultimatum issued by National Association...
Veteran Nollywood actor, Pete Edochie, has blamed feminism for the increasing cases of domestic violence women suffer in marriage.
Speaking to BBC Igbo, the actor said women...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday upheld the acquittal of Ivory Coast's former president Laurent Gbagbo on crimes against humanity charges, paving the...
Several people have been arrested in Niger while others are on the run after a foiled coup attempt on Wednesday morning.
Government officials said a...
Niger's capital Niamey is on high alert after residents said they heard heavy gunfire on Wednesday morning near the presidency.
A resident was quoted by...
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari will travel to the UK on Tuesday for a "routine medical check-up", according to his office.
His spokesman Femi Adesina said...
Madagascar's ex-president Didier Ratsiraka has died aged 84, according to the government.
He died on Sunday after he was hospitalized with a flu, the current...
Police in central part of Ghana are investigating the circumstances under which a Nigerian man was killed in a town called Kasoa.
According to police...
