The Federal High Court sitting in Gombe on Thursday sentenced two persons to two years’ imprisonment each for child trafficking.
The trial judge, Justice Amina Aliyu-Muhammad, ordered that the convicts...
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Ethiopian police announced Wednesday that they had seized more than 56,000 rounds of ammunition allegedly sent by neighboring Eritrea to...
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda’s presidential election entered a tense phase on Thursday as President Yoweri Museveni, now 81 years old and already in power...
KHARTOUM, Sudan — Sudan’s military‑led government has officially returned to the capital after nearly three years of exile in Port Sudan, marking a symbolic...
ALEPPO, Syria — Tens of thousands of civilians are fleeing northern Aleppo as clashes between Syrian government forces and Kurdish‑led fighters intensify, worsening an...
MOGADISHU, Somalia — The United States has halted all assistance to Somalia’s government after accusing officials of illegally seizing 76 tonnes of food aid...
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — President Alassane Ouattara has accepted the resignation of his government, clearing the way for a new cabinet after the ruling...
ABUJA, Nigeria — Former Attorney General and Justice Minister Abubakar Malami has been granted bail by a Nigerian court after being charged with money...
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Burkina Faso’s junta has announced it has thwarted a plot to assassinate Capt. Ibrahim Traoré, the country’s military leader who...
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s government has strongly condemned the visit of Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar to Hargeisa, the capital of Somaliland, describing it...
