Rise In Boko Haram Child Suicide Bombers ‘alarming’
An "alarming" number of children, most of them girls, have been used by Boko Haram as suicide bombers in the ...
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Niger Troops Kill 57 Boko Haram Fighters
Niger troops have killed 57 Boko Haram jihadists during fighting in the southeast Niger, a security source told AFP Monday. ...
South Africa Tells ICC It Didn’t Break Rules By Failing To Arrest Sudan’s Bashir
South Africa on Friday denied flouting international law in 2015 by failing to arrest visiting Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who ...
S.Africa Denies Breaking Rules By Not Arresting Sudan’s Bashir
South Africa on Friday denied it had flouted international law by refusing in 2015 to arrest visiting Sudanese President Omar ...
S.Africa In Dock For Failing To Arrest Sudan’s Bashir
South Africa will on Friday seek to defend its failure to arrest visiting Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir who is wanted ...
Nigeria Starts Vaccination Drive Against Meningitis Outbreak
Nigeria has started a mass vaccination programme in a bid to stop an outbreak of meningitis. More than 300 people ...
UBA Group Promotes 3,000 Staff
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Africa’s Global Bank operating in 19 African countries including Ghana, has announced the promotion ...
S. Africa To Defend Failure To Arrest Bashir At ICC
War crimes judges will Friday hear why South Africa failed to arrest Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir during a 2015 visit, ...
Pay TV Operator Acquires Media Licence To 2018 World Cup
According to the company’s Vice President, the newly acquired StarTimes rights indicates the company’s desire to provide subscribers with the ...
Vaccine Cost Cripples Response To Outbreak
Nigeria needs as many as 800,000 doses of the type C meningitis vaccine to deal with the outbreak Nigeria does ...
Italy Brokers Deal With Libyan Tribes To Curb Migrant Influx
The Italian government said Sunday that dozens of rival tribes in southern Libya had agreed to cooperate on securing the ...
UN, WHO Plan To Eradicate Polio In Africa
The campaign, one of the largest ever conduct in Africa, will run from march 25-28 The World Health Organization and ...
CAF Elections: Hayatou’s Defeat
The election of Ahmad Ahmad as new CAF President boosts Gianni Infantino’s power. The key question remains: Was there foul ...
116 Million African Children To Get Polio Vaccines
The World Health Organization said Friday 116 million children are to receive polio vaccines in 13 countries in west and ...
French National Abducted In Chad
A French civilian has been abducted in the central African nation of Chad, French authorities said on Thursday. The kidnapping ...
Cameroon Expelled 2,600 Nigerians Fleeing Boko Haram
More than 2,600 Nigerians who fled into northern Cameroon to escape Boko Haram jihadists have been forced to go home ...
Chad’s Ancient Ennedi Cave Paintings Defaced
Ancient cave paintings at a world heritage site in the Sahara desert have been defaced with graffiti, Chad's minister of ...
Four Dead In NE Nigeria Suicide Bombing
Four people were killed on Saturday evening when suicide bombers blew themselves up in a village on the outskirts of ...
Boko Haram’s Shekau Reappears, Criticises Cameroon ‘lies’
Boko Haram's elusive leader has made his first appearance in months, claiming responsibility for a spate of suicide bombings and ...
Key Forces Battling For Control In Libya
Dozens of armed factions have battled for control of oil-rich Libya since the 2011 fall of longtime dictator Moamer Kadhafi. ...