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South Africa will step back from taking part in G20 meetings during the United States presidency of the forum, the...

Freetown — Sierra Leone marked its first National Day of Remembrance on Sunday in honour of the victims of the...

Pope Leo XIV has appealed for peace in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where renewed fighting has forced...

Media were awash with reactions on Sunday after images of a same-sex wedding, showing two men — one Nigerian —...

The Nigerian government has filed criminal charges against Mike Ozekhome, one of the country’s most famous lawyers, over a long-running...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the immediate disbursement of about US$261 million to Ethiopia following the completion of...

At least eight people have died in Mozambique since 21 December due to the heavy rainfall, according to the National...

The US has accused South Africa's defence ministry of refusing to obey orders from its own government to send home...

The Traditional Ruler of Aboh Kingdom, His Imperial Majesty, Obi , Dr Greg Nnamdi Oputa III has expressed appreciation to...

Hollywood actors Meagan Good and Jonathan Majors have been granted Guinean citizenship, tracing their ancestry to the West African nation...

The Oxford English Dictionary has added several Nigerian-origin words in its latest update, reflecting the growing global influence of the...

US President Donald Trump has said there could be more strikes by the US in Nigeria if Christians are killed...

A High Court sitting in Warri, Delta State, has dismissed an appeal filed by one Godspower Tam Oporomo, challenging a...

Addis Ababa/Hargeisa/Mogadishu — The African Union’s (AU) Council for Political Affairs, Peace and Security on Tuesday issued a strongly worded...

OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO — Authorities in Burkina Faso say they have thwarted a new coup attempt amid heightened political tensions...