A toxic gas leak at a mine in north-central Nigeria killed 37 people and led to the hospitalization of 26 others, according to police.
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The announcement comes despite the country's recent political upheaval and its move away from traditional Western partners.
Police across 16 African countries have arrested more than 650 suspected cybercriminals and recovered over 4.3 million US dollars in a major international crackdown on online scams.
The High Authority for Communication on Tuesday announced a block on access to services saying posts are fuelling conflict and division in the country.
Irish rock legends U2 have released their first collection of new songs in nearly a decade—a politically charged EP taking aim at Russian President Vladimir Putin, U.S. immigration enforcement, and global human rights abuses.
A United Nations investigation into the fall of El-Fasher, a key city in Sudan’s western Darfur region, has found that acts committed during its prolonged siege and eventual capture may amount to genocide.
Internally displaced people in South Sudan say there is "no food" in their informal camp as fresh fighting erupts between government and opposition forces in Jonglei state. The conflict has displaced around 280,000 people since December, according to t...
Thirty-eight lead miners were killed when gas exploded at a pit in central Nigeria's Plateau state, local sources said.
Some musicians and historians in the Democratic Republic of Congo are hard at work trying to preserve the tradition of Congolese rumba, which was added to UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage list five years ago.
Iran temporarily shut the Strait of Hormuz for live-fire drills on Tuesday, a rare show of force that coincided with another round of indirect nuclear negotiations with the United States in Geneva.
