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...
BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau — Military takeovers are nothing new in Guinea-Bissau, which has endured at least nine coups or attempts since independence in 1974. But...
ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has resigned with immediate effect for health reasons, the presidency announced Tuesday.
The 63-year-old’s departure...
YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon — Cameroon is reeling after the death of Anicet Ekane, a prominent opposition figure and longtime critic of President Paul Biya, who...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — A radio presenter with South Africa’s public broadcaster has appeared in court on charges linked to the alleged recruitment of...
BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau — A high-level delegation from the West African bloc ECOWAS ended a mediation mission to Guinea-Bissau on Monday without achieving a breakthrough,...
ISSAU, Guinea-Bissau — Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has criticized Guinea-Bissau’s recent military takeover, describing it as a “ceremonial coup” after soldiers appeared on...
PAPIRI, Niger State — Nigeria’s government is making “no meaningful effort” to rescue more than 250 children abducted from a Catholic boarding school in...
ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigerian military leaders met with President Bola Tinubu on Sunday after a series of kidnappings targeting schools and churches across the...
BANJUL, The Gambia — Cameroonian opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary, who is contesting the outcome of the October 12 presidential election, has fled to...
LUANDA, Angola — The seventh annual European Union–African Union summit opened in Angola on Monday under the theme “Promoting peace and prosperity through effective...
CAIRO, Egypt — Egyptians went to the polls on Monday in the second phase of parliamentary elections, covering 13 governorates including Cairo and Suez....
AFAR, Ethiopia — The long-dormant Hayli Gubbi volcano in Ethiopia’s Afar region erupted on Sunday for the first time in nearly 12,000 years, sending...
MINNA, Nigeria — The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has confirmed that 303 schoolchildren and 12 teachers were abducted by gunmen during an attack...
