Burkina Faso has released 11 Nigerian military officers who were detained after their transport aircraft made an “unauthorised” landing in the country. The officers, including two...
The Senate on Tuesday granted approval for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s deployment of Nigerian troops to the Republic of Benin, endorsing an action the president had...
The military authorities in the Republic of Niger have announced new restrictions on goods originating from Nigeria, citing heightened security concerns in the region. The directive,...
The 4m-high (13ft) electric steel gates, capped with spikes, creak open as Marthinus, a farmer, drives through in his pick-up truck. Cameras positioned at the entrance...
The presidency of Benin has confirmed that President Patrice Talon is safe and that the army is gradually regaining control following an attempted coup. The announcement...
Soldiers in the West African nation of Benin have announced on national TV that they have ousted President Patrice Talon and seized power. A message from...
At least 11 people have been killed in a mass shooting at a hostel in South Africa. Fourteen others were wounded when gunmen stormed the venue...
Leaders from the African National Congress (ANC) who are unhappy with the leadership of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa have been lobbying for months for him to...
A South African court has sentenced a Nigerian national, Victor Udoh, and his South African associate, Vuyisekha Mzwakhe, to a combined 37 years in prison after...
South Africa, Eswatini and Zambia were to begin on Monday administering a groundbreaking new HIV-prevention injection in the drug’s first public rollouts in Africa, which has...