Madagascar has ceremonially received three colonial-era skulls from France, including one believed to be that of King Toera of Menabe, who was beheaded by French troops in 1897. The skulls...

A landslide in the remote Marra Mountains in western Sudan has killed at least 370 people, according to a UN official. Antoine Gérard, the UN's deputy humanitarian coordinator for Sudan,...

Nigeria has signed a production-sharing contract (PSC) with French oil giant TotalEnergies and local firm South Atlantic Petroleum for two offshore blocks, petroleum prospecting licences 2000 and 2001, in a...

Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama has removed Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo from office with immediate effect, following a committee's recommendation based on grounds of "stated misbehaviour". The decision was announced...

Sudan has initiated a shutdown of the Heglig oil facility following drone attacks blamed on the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The facility, located along Sudan's southern border, houses the...

Benin's ruling coalition has nominated Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni as its candidate for the April 2026 presidential election. The Progressive Union for Renewal and the Republican Bloc made the joint...

Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye has boycotted the start of his treason trial, accusing the presiding judge, Emmanuel Baguma, of bias. Besigye's lawyer, Eron Kiiza, stated that the judge's decision...

Dr. Sidi Ould Tah has been sworn in as the ninth President of the African Development Bank Group in a ceremony held at the Sofitel Abidjan Hôtel Ivoire in Abidjan,...

A prominent businessman, Alhaji Sani Sabo, was killed by gunmen suspected to be bandits in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital. The incident occurred around 9:20 p.m. on Sunday, with the...

Mrs. Grace Adayilo, the pioneer and first female Head of Civil Service of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has died. She reportedly passed away in the early hours of Monday,...