West Africa

More than 130 kidnapped Nigerian schoolchildren released

Abuja — More than 130 schoolchildren kidnapped by gunmen in northwestern Nigeria earlier this month were released unharmed on... Read more

25 Mar, 2024

Dakar — Senegal began voting on Sunday for a new president in an unpredictable race following three years of... Read more

24 Mar, 2024

Abuja — Nigeria’s army said on Saturday it had rescued 16 students kidnapped in the northwest of the country... Read more

24 Mar, 2024

Kano — At least two students died and 23 were hurt in a crush in central Nigeria on Friday... Read more

23 Mar, 2024

Lagos — Kidnappers have abducted over 100 people in two new attacks in northwest Nigeria weeks after more than... Read more

19 Mar, 2024

Lagos — Nigeria’s president on Sunday paid tribute to 16 soldiers killed on a mediation mission to two warring... Read more

18 Mar, 2024

Lagos — Sixteen Nigerian soldiers have been killed on a mission to halt clashes between two communities in the... Read more

17 Mar, 2024

Kaduna — Gunmen have abducted dozens of people from a northwestern Nigerian village, according to two local representatives and... Read more

13 Mar, 2024

Kaduna — Families of more than 250 Nigerian students kidnapped from a school last week waited desperately on Monday... Read more

12 Mar, 2024

Abuja — Medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) on Monday warned of “catastrophic levels of malnutrition” and an escalating... Read more

12 Mar, 2024