Kidnappers in Nigeria demand ransom to release 80 schoolchildren

Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich is not President Vladimir Putin's "cashier" nor did he buy Chelsea FC as a vehicle to corrupt the West, his lawye

Some of the bodies had been shot, others were tied up by their hands but without other visible injuries

Nigerian doctors frequently strike over what they say are poor conditions of service.

The Biden administration last week announced a new push to expand business ties between US companies and Africa, with a focus on clean energy, health.

A Belarusian sprinter refused to get on a flight from Tokyo on Sunday after being taken to the airport against her wishes by her team following her co

Lamont Marcell Jacobs of Italy won the men's 100 metres gold at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday.

Nigerian sprinter and 2008 Olympics long jump silver medallist Blessing Okagbare's Tokyo Games ended abruptly on Saturday morning after she was provis

Ugandan authorities last week signed an agreement with Russian firm Joint-Stock Global Systems to install digital trackers in all vehicles in Uganda.

The British government has said it is keeping quarantine rules for travellers from France because of the presence of the Beta variant there.

Ivory Coast has for more than a decade faced political tension, mistrust and violence.

SADC last month approved the deployment of troops to Mozambique to combat a conflict which began in 2017 and has killed thousands.

It has only been six days since the opening of the Tokyo Olympic Games but already athletes are starting their return trips as strict Covid-19 measure