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...
OUAGADOUGOU/ABUJA — Burkina Faso has released 11 Nigerian Air Force personnel who were detained on December 8 after their aircraft made an emergency landing...
PARIS/KINSHASA — A French court has sentenced former rebel leader and Congolese politician Roger Lumbala, 67, to 30 years in prison after finding him...
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — Authorities have declared the Mpox epidemic officially over, ending a two-year health emergency that saw more than 5,000 infections and...
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Ethiopia on Tuesday for a two-day tour, greeted by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed...
AMBOHIDAVA, Madagascar — A planned 260km toll highway linking the capital Antananarivo to the port city of Toamasina has sparked controversy, as residents of...
UVIRA, Democratic Republic of Congo — The rebel coalition Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC/M23) has announced a conditional withdrawal of its fighters from the strategic...
RABAT, Morocco — The Moroccan caftan has officially been inscribed on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List, marking a milestone in the recognition of Morocco’s...
WASHINGTON/BOGOTÁ/EL-FASHER — The United States has imposed sanctions on a transnational network it says has been recruiting former Colombian soldiers to fight in Sudan’s...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Brumelda Zuma, daughter of former President Jacob Zuma, has been sworn in as a Member of Parliament, representing the opposition...
UVIRA, Democratic Republic of Congo — Rebel forces from the M23 group have reportedly entered Uvira, the last government-held city in mineral-rich eastern DR...
COTONOU, Benin — The alleged leader of last week’s failed coup in Benin, Lieutenant Colonel Pascal Tigri, has reportedly fled to neighbouring Togo, according...
OUAGADOUGOU/ABUJA — The Alliance of Sahel States (AES) has warned Nigeria that it will neutralise any unauthorised aircraft entering its airspace, after a Nigerian...
