The African Union (AU) has warned against any interference in Niger by those outside of Africa, including private military companies. This follows a video by Wagner…
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South Koreans have become a year or two younger as a new law aligns the nation’s two traditional age-counting methods with international standards. The law scraps…
Incumbent Julius Maada Bio has been declared the winner of Sierra Leone’s presidential election but the opposition has disputed the count. Official figures give Mr Bio…
Silvio Berlusconi, the former Italian PM who bounced back from sex scandals and corruption allegations, has died aged 86. He died at the San Raffaele hospital…
International Human Rights Commission (IHRC) Ambassador-at-Large to the Africa Union Abu Zein will be among high profile personalities for the 7th World Summit Human Rights in…
Two Nigerian state governments have reduced the working week to three days for state employees. The move is to help them cope with increased petrol costs,…
Former US President Donald Trump has been charged over his handling of classified documents after he left the White House. Mr Trump, 76, faces seven charges…
President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame has sacked more than 200 soldiers, including senior military officers. Major General Aloys Muganga, commander of the army’s mechanised division, and…
At least 288 people have been killed and 1000 are injured in a crash involving three trains in India’s eastern Odisha state, officials say. One passenger…
The next president of Nigeria, has been sworn in at a ceremony in the capital, Abuja. Bola Tinubu, 71, won February’s election with a promise to…
Nigeria’s anti-narcotics agency has seized a 30kg consignment of methamphetamine valued at $1.2m (£960,000) that was to be shipped to the UK through the main airport…
Former Mastercard boss Ajay Banga has been elected to lead the World Bank as it strives to help low-income countries overcome debt and combat climate change.…