Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger accused the bloc of having double standards in punishing their military juntas. Negotiations ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — At least 40 farmers were killed in an attack by Islamic militants in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state, a government official said Monday. The attack Sunday was suspected to have ...

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Around 8,636 kilometers in total, the first motorway connection begins in Cairo, Egypt along the North African coast before ...

Nigeria is to welcome the African continent for the Women's Volleyball Club Championship, with over 20 countries expected to compete for honors from April 1 to 14 in Abuja.

INS Tushil, the Indian Navy’s latest guided missile stealth frigate, has arrived in Lagos, Nigeria, while on her maiden ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The United States announced Friday that it would be returning $52.88 million in seized assets to Nigeria as part of a yearslong corruption probe against former oil minister ...

DAKAR, Senegal — At least 40 farmers were killed in an attack by Islamic militants in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state, a government official said Monday. The attack Sunday was suspected to ...

At least 40 farmers were killed by Boko Haram militants during a weekend attack in northeast Nigeria, an official says.