Gunmen abduct Muslim travellers in Plateau state
The perpetrators are not known and the authorities have yet to comment. Kidnapping for ransom by criminal gangs, known locally as bandits, has become common across parts of northern and…
The perpetrators are not known and the authorities have yet to comment. Kidnapping for ransom by criminal gangs, known locally as bandits, has become common across parts of northern and…
Nigerian Afrobeats star Asake has mourned a Kenyan fan who died following a crush at his concert at a stadium in Nairobi. The victim, 20-year-old Karen Lojore, was reportedly crushed…
AES Summit: Burkina Faso’s Ibrahim Traoré, Mali Leaders & Niger’s Gen. Abdourahamane Tiani Attend 2nd Heads of State Session Leaders of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) convene for the…
A union representing career diplomats said such a mass recall had never happened in the history of the U.S. Foreign Service.
Detty December, a popular term for Ghana and Nigeria’s end-of-year party season, can have “negative connotations”, Ghana’s official for diaspora affairs has said, adding that he does not want the…
A spokesman for the Nigerian government said that the “remaining” students from a Catholic school had been freed, but the Diocese said only that a “second batch” had been released.
Zimbabwe have a new head coach in charge, with Romanian Mario Marincia having been appointed in November to replace Michael Nees, having previously been in charge of Malawi and Liberia.…
Munyua had never left Africa before travelling to London for the World Championship. At home, he works as a full-time vet. The scene of his shock win was also a…
BBC Sport’s John Bennett gives Football Focus the lowdown on which nations are contenders to win the Africa Cup of Nations, which begins in Morocco on Sunday.
The Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) will take place between 21 December 2025 and 18 January 2026 in Morocco. The 2025 edition was originally due to be a mid-year tournament,…