Bombs explode in Nigeria, killing and injuring unknown number of victims
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Bombs exploded in at least three locations in northeastern Nigeria’s Borno state Monday night,…
Many dead or missing after migrant boat sinks off Libya
CAIRO (AP) — Two babies are among at least 53 people dead or missing after an inflatable migrant…
Several Nigerian military officers will be tried on accusations they plotted a coup
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A group of Nigerian military officers will stand trial for allegedly plotting to overthrow…
US signs new health deals with 9 African countries
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The U.S. government has signed health deals with at least nine African countries, part of…
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…