GAZA CITY — Excavation crews searching for the remains of Israeli hostages kidnapped by Hamas returned empty-handed on Sunday after a full day of digging through rubble on the eastern outskirts of Gaza City.
Egypt has deployed excavation experts and equipment to assist in the recovery mission, while members of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) accompanied the...
KEBBI STATE, Nigeria — Armed men attacked a boarding school in northwestern Nigeria before dawn on Monday, abducting 25 schoolgirls and killing at least one staff member, authorities confirmed.
The assault took place at the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga, Danko-Wasagu area of Kebbi state. Police spokesperson Nafi’u Abubakar Kotarkoshi said the attackers, armed with “sophisticated weapons,” stormed...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The International Criminal Court (ICC) is seeking the maximum penalty of life imprisonment for Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, better known as Ali Kushayb, a former commander of Sudan’s notorious...
HARARE, Zimbabwe — Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote has signed a landmark US$1 billion investment deal with Zimbabwe, including plans for a fertiliser plant and a 2,000km-long pipeline stretching from Namibia’s Walvis Bay, through...
ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria has dropped plans to introduce a 15 percent import duty on petrol and diesel, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum...
KHARTOUM, Sudan — International medical NGO Doctors Without Borders (MSF) says hundreds of civilians have been victims of torture and sexual violence since Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) captured the city of El-Fasher...
ACCRA, Ghana — Nineteen West African nationals deported from the United States to Ghana have disappeared after being moved under armed guard to undisclosed locations, their lawyer revealed Thursday.
The group arrived in Ghana...
KHARTOUM, Sudan — As Sudan’s civil war enters its second year, a generation of young volunteers has emerged as lifelines for communities devastated by hunger, displacement, and collapsing healthcare.
Operating soup kitchens and medical...
LIBREVILLE, Gabon — A special criminal court in Gabon has sentenced Sylvia Bongo Ondimba, the former first lady, and her son Noureddin Bongo Valentin...
LUANDA, Angola — Angola celebrated the 50th anniversary of its independence from Portugal on Tuesday with a military parade in the capital, Luanda. Soldiers,...
ARUSHA, Tanzania — The United Nations has called for an investigation into alleged killings during protests that erupted after last month’s disputed elections in...
DAKAR, Senegal — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Tuesday that Senegal retains its sovereign right to decide how to manage its debt, following...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. lawmakers are questioning a $7.5 million payment made by the Trump administration to the government of Equatorial Guinea as part...
