Boko Haram released a video late on Friday claiming to show the Chibok school girls who refused to be rescued as part of a recent swap deal with the Nigerian government. In the three-minute video, a...
Turkey on Wednesday slammed as "unacceptable" a US announcement that Washington would supply arms and military equipment to Kurdish fighters battling Islamic State jihadists in Syria. "The supply of...
The 82 schoolgirls released by Boko Haram Islamist militants have met Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari. They were escorted to the reception in the capital Abuja by armed soldiers, after a check-up...
President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari is leaving the country for London for medical check up, a statement issued by his press aide has said. It is unclear when he is expected to return to his...
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has made a rare public appearance amid ongoing questions about the state of his health. Photos and a video posted on Twitter showed Mr Buhari, 74, attending...
The United Nations' special rapporteur on extrajudicial killings condemned Friday the use of violence to combat illegal drugs, as she made a surprise visit to the Philippines that angered President...
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has missed his third cabinet meeting in a row amid ongoing questions about the state of his health. He has not been seen in public for more than a week. His wife...
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has missed his third cabinet meeting in a row amid ongoing questions about the state of his health. He has not been seen in public for more than a week. His...
Nigeria's first lady Aisha Buhari has said that her husband is not as sick as is being perceived. She tweeted that President Muhammadu Buhari, 74, was continuing to "carry out his responsibilities"...
A group of prominent Nigerians has called on President Muhammadu Buhari, 74, to take medical leave, amid growing concern about his health. There was an “apparent deterioration” in his health...
A group of prominent Nigerians has called on President Muhammadu Buhari, 74, to take medical leave, amid growing concern about his health. There was an "apparent deterioration" in his health...
Mr Hichilema has been in custody for more than a fortnight Zambia's presidential spokesman Amos Chanda has denied allegations that President Edgar Lungu is influencing the case against opposition...
A Philippine lawyer on Monday filed a complaint at the world's only permanent war crimes court against President Rodrigo Duterte, alleging his war on drugs has caused some 8,000 deaths. Lawyer Jude...
Nigerians rallied Friday to mark the third anniversary of the mass abduction of 276 schoolgirls by Boko Haram, as their parents cling to the hope that they can be safely returned. Parents of the...
A prominent Indonesian corruption investigator had acid thrown in his face by motorbike-riding assailants Tuesday in an attack activists believe is linked to a graft case that has implicated senior...
Sources say four bidders have so far expressed interest in the stone found by a Christian pastor Sierra Leone has called off tomorrow's scheduled auction of the 709-carat diamond - the world's...
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has fired the interior minister, his spokesman said Tuesday as infighting and corruption allegations rock his government. Ismael Sueno, who supervised Duterte's...
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been jailed for 15 days for resisting police orders during mass protests on Sunday. Mr Navalny was one of hundreds of people who were detained across the...
The Kremlin has responded to mass protests on Sunday by accusing the opposition of encouraging lawbreaking and provoking violence. Some young people were paid to attend, a presidential spokesman...
A pastor in Sierra Leone has unearthed a 706-carat diamond, according to the government, in one of the largest precious stone finds ever made worldwide. The discovery was made by Pastor Emmanuel...
