Veteran politician, Atiku Abubakar, outperformed two rival aspirants in a primary election that will see him stand for the party in the 2027 presidential elections.
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France's exceptional May heat continued on 27 May as temperatures climbed around 33C in Paris. Many residents headed to the Saint-Martin canal to cool off, despite rules prohibiting swimming in the waterway.
Around 800 people from Ghana have said they want to leave amid heightened anti-immigrant sentiment in South Africa.
A record May heatwave sent Irish temperatures above 30C and Portugal’s to 37C, drawing crowds outdoors and renewing worries over climate change.
Russian daytime strike hits the southern port city of Odesa on 27 May, injuring at least 11 including children, and igniting a huge fire that ravages shops and commercial buildings.
The celebrations comes as rising food and transport costs make it difficult for some families to buy a sheep for the traditional slaughter.
Uganda shut its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday in a bid to contain the Ebola outbreak that has hit its neighbour, the health ministry announced.
Global health officials are on high alert as the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to spread, now crossing borders into neighboring Uganda.The UN’s aviation agency is urging governments and airlines to follow strict post-...
The admissions ceiling will be increased by 10,000 for this year to allow in more people of Afrikaner ethnicity, amid Trump's false claims they are being persecuted.
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has unveiled a new Cabinet and the message is clear: continuity over change. Key allies including Vice President Jessica Alupo and Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja have kept their positions, while longtime political he...
