Sister Leticia Ugboaja was taking into immigration custody while walking to Sunday Mass in her habit.

A court sentenced Mali’s former head of domestic intelligence Friday to 15 years in prison for “conspiracy against the government”, following a ten-day trial in which he openly accused the ruling junta of corruption

Every mid-July, thousands of ethnic Kabye men aged 18 to 20 take part in the ancestral rite of passage in the west African nation’s Kara region, hundreds of kilometres (miles) from the capital, Lome

Senegal’s soccer federation asked the court to review CAF’s decision to strip it of the tournament title in favour of Morocco.

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu on Thursday approved the recruitment of 28,000 military personnel to “strengthen national security”, as the country battles a myriad of conflicts.

South Africa’s opposition reacted angrily on Friday after a court suspended impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa over the Phala Phala cash scandal.

Much of the 180-kilometre-long coastline is being privatised for exclusive urban residences and public-private enterprise.

In a makeshift tent covered in a torn tarp, Zakaria Hassan tried to make his baby son more comfortable after they fled fighting near the Central African Republic’s border with Sudan

The six candidates vying to replace the outgoing head of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, were grilled by diplomats, UN employees and civil society representatives on Thursday during a debate at the UN headquarters in New York.

Nearly 600 armoured fighters from 30 countries have gathered at Denmark’s Spøttrup Castle for the International Medieval Combat Federation (IMCF) World Championship, turning one of Scandinavia’s best-preserved medieval fortresses into an arena for full-contact historical combat.

The president had sought to stay the inquiry pending a legal review of a report finding he had a case to answer in the ‘Farmgate’ scandal.

Civil Guard officers, firefighters and the Military Emergency Unit battle fierce wildfires near Madrid, with more than 10,000 people evacuated amid extreme heat.

The warning to strengthen mosquito surveillance comes as locally transmitted cases are reported in Greece, Italy, Spain, Romania, and North Macedonia.

A Ukrainian drone strike sparked a major fire at a Wildberries warehouse near Saint Petersburg early on Thursday 24 July, sending thick smoke across the city and temporarily disrupting flights at Pulkovo Airport, according to Russian authorities.

Lawyers for jailed Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi Thursday said his health was “critical” after reports the 85-year-old fainted and suffered severe exhaustion while barred from family visits.

The United States announced extra tariffs of 10% to 12.5% on 60 economies late Thursday, saying the countries had failed to adequately enforce a ban on goods made with forced labor.

Guinea Bissau’s junta had freed opposition leader Domingos Simões Pereira after a court ordered he should be allowed to travel to Portugal for medical treatment.

A fast-moving wildfire forced the evacuation of the entire Cap Ferret peninsula after destroying dozens of homes, as 700 firefighters battled to contain the blaze.

Local residents said the Allied Democratic Forces, an Islamic State-allied extremist group known by its acronym ADF, attacked the Kikundo mining site, near the border between North Kivu and Ituri provinces on Wednesday.

The Malian government has rejected reports of US intervention in the fight against the jihadist group JNIM, saying the claims are false.

The two-seater ambulance can reach a top speed of 120 kilometres per hour and is designed for inaccessible off-road terrain.

Germany’s Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Johann Wadephul met with South Africa’s foreign minister, Ronald Lamola with talks that would focus on growing the economy and accelerating the Just Energy Transition and addressed pressing global challenges

Spanish champion Barcelona signed forward Karim Adeyemi from Borussia Dortmund on a five-year contract on Thursday, as it rebuilds the attack following the departure of veteran striker Robert Lewandowski

Opened five months ago, it is the only institute of its kind in Asia and receives clergy from across the region.

SeaWorld Abu Dhabi says Kaya’s birth is a huge milestone for the park and the zoological industry.

Diplomats from around the world are gathering at United Nations headquarters in New York on Friday, to decide whether to permanently remove from office the embattled chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.

Access to finance also remains a critical obstacle. To address this, the ITC has partnered with Equity Group to expand trade finance for priority sectors while providing entrepreneurs—particularly young business owners—with greater access to market intelligence, business support services and regiona

Britain has cancelled one of its annual military trainings in Kenya after failing to obtain a licence from the government, its defence ministry said on Thursday.

A festival in Morocco’s Rabat explores the power and endurance of oral storytelling, centering tales that dive into the concept of the homeland.

It says the response is ‘not enough’ and the outbreak will follow a dangerous trajectory if more is not done to stop the spread.

Once common along the coast of Ghana, guitarfish are now red-listed as ‘critically endangered.’ Now conservationists are working with fishing communities to raise awareness and promote other ways of making a living.

Rapid urban development and a growing population, estimated by local officials to be more than 500,000 inhabitants, have accentuated the problem

The Youth Olympic Games open in Dakar on 31 October. Africa has produced Olympic legends for decades, but has never hosted the Games themselves, until now.

The US has been striking Iran for 12 consecutive nights, hitting targets across the nation. Tehran has warned of a powerful retaliation in the event of attacks on civilian infrastructure. Iran also announced that it stopped three oil tankers trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

The two nationals want the court to open a preliminary investigation into attacks against foreigners which they said could constitute crimes against humanity.

FIFA head Gianni Infantino is under fire over his handling of the 2026 World Cup and his plans to expand the tournament even further.

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have put in a joint bid to host the 2032 Africa Cup of Nations. All three countries are currently run by military governments.

The U.S. and Saudi Arabia on Wednesday forged a new agreement that could potentially provide the kingdom with uranium enrichment capability for its civilian nuclear program.

A growing funding crisis dominated discussions at the African Union’s Extraordinary Summit on Health in Accra on Wednesday. Leaders warned that cuts in international aid and limited domestic investment are threatening decades of progress against diseases including HIV, malaria and tuberculosis.

In Tunisia long power outages across the country have added to the strain of an intense heatwave, with temperatures as high as 49C, leaving many fearing for their livelihoods.