U.S. singer Ciara is one of the first public figures to become a citizen of Benin under a recent law by the small West African country granting citizenship to descendants ...

DAKAR (Reuters) -At dawn on June 1, gunfire shattered the stillness of Mali's military base in Boulkessi. Some troops, ...

New evidence shows how JAS’ Shiroro cell adopts a flexible approach that tolerates local bandits and their vices. The Shiroro ...

Hostages Killed in Nigeria Despite Ransom PaymentsAt least 35 people have been killed by kidnappers in Nigeria, despite ransoms being paid for their release from a village in northern Zamfara state.

Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, Minister of Health and Social Welfare, says Nigeria has delivered over 500 health sector projects and ...

Families of missing loved ones face a unique and agonizing grief called ambiguous loss. Experts explain this as the pain of ...

The US says it has deported what it described as five "criminal illegal aliens" to the southern African kingdom of Eswatini.

The United States has imposed new visa restrictions on citizens of 31 African countries. These restrictions limit non-immigrant and non-diplomatic visas to single-entry with a validity period of just ...