Italian police have dismantled a migrant smuggling network, arresting 15 Egyptians involved in using sailboats for dangerous illegal sea crossings from Turkey to Greece and Italy. The network facilitated the...

A make-up artist in Nigeria has been sentenced to six months in jail for abusing the country's currency, the naira, by flinging it while dancing at his wedding celebration last...

In a surprising reversal, South Sudan has agreed to accept a man deported from the United States, aiming to diffuse a visa row between the two countries. The move comes...

Suspected bandits have attacked an off-campus student hostel of the Federal University, Birnin Kebbi (FUBK), Kebbi State, killing a herder and abducting a final-year student in the early hours of...

Pascal Gabriel Dozie, the founder of the defunct Diamond Bank Plc and former chairman of MTN Nigeria, has passed away at the age of 85. According to a statement by...

Gabon is set to hold its first presidential election since a military coup in 2023, which brought an abrupt end to the Bongo family’s 56-year rule. The election, scheduled for...

South African citrus farmers are sounding the alarm over new US tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, which could cost 35,000 jobs and hurt the country's economy. The tariffs, announced...

South Sudan's government has criticized the US for revoking visas for all its nationals, claiming the decision was based on mistaken nationality. The controversy began when a man, allegedly a...

Senator Ali Ndume, representing Borno South in the Senate, has strongly criticized the Bola Tinubu-led government for its handling of borrowed funds, particularly the over ₦13 trillion in loans taken...

The Government of Algeria has recalled its ambassadors to Mali and Niger for consultations and postponed the inauguration of its new ambassador to Burkina Faso, following a growing diplomatic dispute...