Nigeria police arrest 13-year-old after she leaves suicide vest in taxi unwilling to become Boko Haram’s suicide bomber. A 13-year-old says her father gave her
Pope Francis on Thursday roundly condemned jihadist violence and the “brutal persecution” of religious minorities in a Christmas message to the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics
Morocco has banned cinemas from showing the biblical epic “Exodus: Gods and Kings” just one day before the Hollywood blockbuster was due to be screened,
Mauritania has delivered its first death sentence for apostasy since independence in 1960, ordering capital punishment for a Muslim man who wrote an article deemed
Sudan has ordered two senior United Nations officials to leave, a UN spokesman said Thursday, after a recent spike in tensions between Khartoum and the
FROM BY ’TUNDE THOMAS He is a royal father with a difference. Unlike other monarchs who usually celebrate their birthdays with glamour and fanfare, Oba
Attack on AU headquarters wounds three African Union soldiers and one civilian. Between 15 and 20 attackers were involved MOGADISHU – Three African Union soldiers
MUKONO, Uganda–On a sprawling, lush cocoa plantation in Mukono outside the Ugandan capital Kampala, farmers have been sampling chocolate for the first time ever. “When
South Africans flocked to their favourite hotspots to celebrate Christmas. (SABC) True to the spirit of Christmas South Africans across the country celebrated the day
Bharti Airtel is set to offer mentorship programmes to the Good Samaritan Orphans and Destitute Centre in Kayole’s Soweto. According to the company, the programme
Culture of innovation The ‘Flying Donkey Challenge’ is a prime example of Nigerian innovators developing a radical solution to a complicated problem, with the focus
The Nigerian authorities have banned automobile traffic in two northeastern states, out of concern that Islamic extremists are plotting attacks over the Christmas holiday. The