Pirates have boarded a Malta-flagged products tanker, Hellas Aphrodite, off the coast of Somalia, with 24 crew members taking shelter in the ship's citadel. The European Union's naval force has...

Members of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) staged a peaceful protest at the United States Embassy in Abuja, urging the international community to help protect Nigeria's democracy and prevent a...

The Senate has directed the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to strictly enforce the ban on packaging high-strength alcoholic beverages in sachet formats starting December...

The Senate has confirmed Dr. Kingsley Ude, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) from Enugu State, as a Minister of the Federal Republic, following a screening session on Thursday. Ude,...

Cameroon's 92-year-old President Paul Biya has been sworn in for another seven years in office, following a fiercely disputed election last month. Biya, the world's oldest head of state, won...

John Heche, the deputy leader of Tanzania's main opposition party Chadema, is facing terrorism charges, two weeks after his arrest in the capital Dodoma, his lawyer has said. Heche is...

A new US Congress bill has proposed targeted sanctions, including visa bans and asset freezes, on individuals and entities allegedly responsible for severe religious freedom violations in Nigeria. The bill...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported a total of 404 confirmed human cases of Rift Valley Fever (RVF), including 42 deaths, in Mauritania and Senegal between September 20 and...

Boeing has reached settlements in three lawsuits brought by the families of victims who died in the March 2019 crash of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX. The agreement, announced...

South Africa's government is investigating how 17 citizens were recruited to fight in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, with President Cyril Ramaphosa ordering a probe into the circumstances surrounding their involvement. The...