Over 50,000 children orphaned by Boko Haram attacks in Nigeria’s Borno State: governor
A total of 52,311 children in Nigeria’s Borno State have become orphans following attacks by terror group Boko Haram in
Property lost as fire razes stalls at Kenya’s gikomba market
Property of unknown value was destroyed Friday morning after a fire razed stalls in Gikomba, one of Kenya’s largest open
Rwanda opposition leader to face trial on Friday
Rwandese opposition figure Diane Shima Rwigara is set to appear in court on Friday, charged with inciting insurrection and forgery,
Nigerian lawmakers set up committee to probe state oil company
Nigerian legislators have set up a committee to investigate allegations of corruption in the country’s state oil company. A letter
UK Foreign Secretary sparks anger over Libya remarks
The UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson appeared to evade journalist’s questions as he arrived at the Conservative Party Conference in
Death toll from Madagascar plague outbreak rises to 30
The death toll from an outbreak of a highly contagious plague in Madagascar has risen to 30 over the last
German institution to probe origin of 1,000 African skulls
A German cultural institution has started an investigation into the true origin of around 1,000 human skulls from the country’s
Sudan confident U.S. will lift sanctions
Sudan is confident the U.S. will lift sanctions imposed against Khartoum, saying it had met all the required conditions. “Sudan
Joint military operations by Niger, U.S., France conducted in Niger
Joint military operations by Niger, the U.S. and France were conducted on Thursday near the Nigerien border with Mali, a
British author wins 2017 Literature Nobel Prize
Japanese-born British writer Kazuo Ishiguro has won the 2017 Nobel Prize for Literature. The 62-year-old has been hailed by the