Nigeria holds mass burial for 73 people killed in communal violence
Seventy-three people killed since the start of the year in communal violence between semi-nomadic herdsmen and farmers were buried in
Africans react to Trump’s offensive remarks
US President Donald Trump has again made disparaging comments about African countries and Haiti. Trump during an immigration meeting with
At least 15,000 Cameroonian refugees flee to Nigeria amid crackdown
More than 15,000 Cameroonian refugees have fled to Nigeria amid a crackdown on Anglophone separatists, the United Nations (UN) refugee
48 Malians drown in single day trying to reach Europe
Flags flew at half-staff in Mali on Thursday as the government announced 48 of its citizens drowned in the Mediterranean
West African countries join forces to fight Boko Haram
Cameroon, Niger and Chad have again teamed up with Nigeria to fight Boko Haram. The joint forces claim to have
Zimbabwe’s opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai could retire
Zimbabwe’s veteran opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai could be retiring from active politics, just months before his fourth shot at the
UNEP and WHO sign new agreement to curb global health risks
In an effort to combat the rise in environmental health risks, the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) and the World
Explosion hits major gas pipeline in Nigeria
An explosion ruptured a major Nigerian gas pipeline on Thursday, days after the same line was repaired. The Escarvos-Lagos Pipeline
Tanzania to ban use of charcoal to save forests
Tanzania’s government is pressing ahead with plans to ban the exportation of “dirty” charcoal from districts, aiming to totally phase
Fresh row as EU monitors issue critical Kenya poll report
European Union election monitors said on Wednesday that Kenya’s flawed presidential poll had “weakened” the country’s democracy in a critical