100 children abducted from a Nigerian Catholic school released
MINNA, Nigeria (AP) — A total of 100 of the schoolchildren abducted from a Nigerian Catholic school last…
Armed men steal vote tally sheets in Guinea-Bissau, election commission says
BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (AP) — Guinea-Bissau’s electoral commission said Tuesday that it’s unable to finalize results of a disputed…
Soldiers appoint deposed leader’s ally as Guinea-Bissau’s prime minister
BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (AP) — Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau on Friday appointed a close ally of the deposed president as…
Pope calls on kidnappers in Nigeria to free students and teachers after some pupils escape
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Fifty of the 303 schoolchildren abducted from a Catholic school in north-central Nigeria’s Niger…
5 things to know as Trump threatens military action in Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The U.S. cannot unilaterally carry out any military operation in Nigeria over its claims…
Trump threatens Nigeria with potential military action, escalates claim of Christian persecution
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said he’s ordered the Pentagon to begin planning…
US judge won’t intervene in Trump administration’s deportations of West Africans to Ghana
A U.S. judge said that she was powerless to stop the return of four men in Ghana’s custody…
Ghana says West Africans deported by US have been sent back to home countries
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — The government of Ghana said Monday a group of 14 West Africans deported to…
Nigeria faces hunger crisis as food needs rise, UN says
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Nigeria is facing “an unprecedented hunger crisis,” and the need for food is rising…
Nigeria’s ex-president Buhari, twice leader of Africa’s most populous nation, dies at 82
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, who led the country twice as a military head…