Africa

Twenty people were killed in Burkina Faso on Sunday in an attack by suspected jihadists in Nohao, near the town of Bittou, in the Center-East region bordering Togo, AFP learned...

Niger's military coup leaders announced the appointment of Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine as prime minister on Monday evening in a statement read out on national television, at a time when...

Unidentified gunmen opened fire on a group of people celebrating a birthday in South Africa. The incident happened over the weekend, in the southern port city of Gqeberha, formerly Port...

Broadcast has resumed on Burkina Faso national TV after it went blank amid reports of gunfire and soldiers staged at different locations in the capital, Ouagadougou. Many reports from local...

Gunmen opened fire Tuesday on the security convoy of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari in Katsina state, according to an official. Confirming the attack, presidential spokesman Garba Shehu issued a statement,...

Gunmen have abducted at least 29 people in the north-western Nigerian state of Zamfara, police say. The victims were traveling back home from a wedding ceremony when the armed men...

Gunmen have killed church worshippers in Ondo state, south-west Nigeria. President Muhammadu Buhari said "only fiends from the nether region" could have done this "dastardly act". The armed men entered...

The US government has dismissed as fake the reports that the detained Nigerian influencer Ramon Abbas, known as Hushpuppi, executed a $400,000 (£304,000) internet fraud from prison. Hushpuppi, 37, was...

African envoys spoke out strongly at the mistreatment of African nationals trying to flee Ukraine during a special session of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday. African nationals, mostly...

At least 20 civilians have been killed in an attack in the northeastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Reuters news agency has reported. The attack occurred...