Hundreds of people gathered in rural Liberia on Friday for the state funeral of former President Samuel Doe, 35 years after his assassination. The ceremony, attended by President Joseph Boakai,...

South Africa's criminal intelligence chief, Lt-Gen Dumisani Khumalo, has been arrested and appeared in court on allegations of fraud and corruption. Khumalo was picked up on Thursday evening after landing...

A High Court in Nairobi, Kenya, has ruled that the abduction and detention of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu, in Kenya and his subsequent rendition to Nigeria...

Congolese negotiators have dropped their demand for the immediate withdrawal of Rwandan troops from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, paving the way for a US-brokered peace agreement to be signed...

The Senate Committee on Public Accounts has issued a 10-day ultimatum to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) Group Chief Executive Officer, Bayo Ojulari, to respond to 11 critical...

Soldiers in Togo used tear gas and batons to disperse hundreds of protesters in the capital, Lomé, who were calling for the resignation of longtime leader Faure Gnassingbe. The protesters,...

Issa Tchiroma Bakary, a prominent minister and long-time ally of President Paul Biya, has quit Cameroon's government to challenge the 92-year-old leader in upcoming elections. Tchiroma, who was communications minister...

Kenya's Interior Minister, Kipchumba Murkomen, has defended the police over their handling of protests that left at least 10 people dead and hundreds injured, describing the demonstrations as "terrorism disguised...

The Lagos State Government has issued a denial regarding allegations that its agencies were involved in the demolition of a property belonging to the brother of Peter Obi, the presidential...

The Muslim Community of Lagos State has extended heartfelt greetings to Muslims across the state and beyond as they mark the beginning of the new Islamic year, 1447 AH. In...