The federal government has sounded the alarm over the newly detected XEC COVID-19 variant, which has already spread to 29 countries globally. The variant, first reported in Australia, has shown...

More than 150 illegal miners have been rescued from an abandoned mine in South Africa's eastern Mpumalanga province. The rescue operation, which began earlier this week, was completed on Friday...

Ghana is holding presidential and parliamentary elections today, with 12 candidates vying for the top spot. The election comes at a critical time for the West African nation, which has...

In a sudden move, Burkina Faso's military leader, Captain Ibrahim Traore, dismissed Prime Minister Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de Tambela and dissolved the government on Friday. The decree terminating Tambela's official...

A court in Mali has released 11 opposition leaders who were arrested in June for allegedly plotting against the ruling military junta. The leaders, who were detained for calling for...

Hundreds of people gathered at the N'Djari stadium in N'Djamena, Chad, on Friday to show their support for the government's decision to end military cooperation with France. The rally, which...

Nearly 20 Kenyan police officers deployed to Haiti as part of a U.N.-backed Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission have submitted resignation letters over the past two months, citing pay delays...

Janusz Walus, the far-right extremist who assassinated anti-apartheid leader Chris Hani in 1993, is being deported to his native Poland after serving nearly 30 years of a life sentence in...

A devastating fire swept through the Lafia Modern Market in Nasarawa on Friday, destroying goods worth an estimated N150 million. The blaze, which began in the early hours of Friday...

A series of explosions has hit the Dansadau District of Maru Local Government Area in Zamfara State, Nigeria, leaving a trail of destruction and fear in its wake. At least...