The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has asked the senate to lift the immunity of former president Joseph Kabila, who has been accused of helping the armed rebel group M23 and has ...

Senegalese-American singer Akon has stirred controversy online after stating that he played a major role in the rise of Afrobeats, the globally celebrated music genre that originated from West Africa.

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has clarified that only its President, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, is authorised to issue official statements on behalf of the organisation.

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday urged the leadership of Nigeria's two major religions - Christianity and Islam - to leverage their very unique positions to point their respective congregations ...

One of the victims abducted from a train in 2022, has opened up om the discussion he had with one of the kidnappers at a mosque in Kaduna State.

More than 500 civilians have been killed in North Darfur state, Sudan, over the past three weeks, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Thursday.

Before the emergence of Boko Haram, Borno was a regional economic hub, its commercial and livestock markets attracting traders from neighbouring Chad, Niger, and Cameroon. A multi-billion dollar fish ...

OPPOSITION politician Nelson Chamisa has bemoaned the meagre salaries given to university lecturers, vowing to prioritise workers' issues once he takes charge.

President Joseph N. Boakai has appointed former Bomi County Senator Sando D. Johnson as his legislative liaison to the Liberian Senate, according to an official communication from the Executive ...

An anthrax outbreak is compounding the worsening security situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), driving up humanitarian needs and further limiting access to basic services. The ...

Nimba County Senator-elect Samuel G. Kogar has declared that in Liberia's Legislature, loyalty is fleeting and alliances shift with interests, as he calls for reconciliation between the rival blocs of ...

Tobacco farming in Uganda has resulted in the loss of trees key to the diets of chimpanzees and baboons, increasing human-primate interactions -- and the risk for disease spillover.