Names are an important part of who we are, and that is true for African countries with their names often reflecting history ...

The FCDO shares guidance on 226 countries or territories. Of these, 73 are currently flagged as having ‘no-go’ zones. The ...

Nearly two years after Niger's military seized power and the border with Benin was shut, tensions over security, sovereignty ...

Warnings against travel abroad from the UK have been issued for countries including Afghanistan, Belarus and Haiti ...

Even as it pounds Ukraine, Russia is expanding its military footprint in Africa, delivering sophisticated weaponry to ...

Africa is the most linguistically diverse continent in the world. Learn more about the 15 MOST SPOKEN LANGUAGES IN AFRICA in ...

LEBANON/ISRAEL: Israel bombed Beirut’s southern suburbs and issued an evacuation order to residents on 5 June – the fourth ...

Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Joseph Utsev, today refuted claims that water releases from the Kainji and Jebba Dams ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has recognised the efforts of Niger, a country in West Africa, in eliminating onchocerciasis-- also known as 'river blindness' -- a parasitic disease caused by ...

At 23 she ventured solo into New Guinea. At nearly 30, she navigated 600 miles, alone, down the Niger River in Mali. Now 32 and an acclaimed adventure writer, Salak continues to visit remote and ...

On March 27, 2025, the Ghanaian-registered fishing vessel MENGXIN 1 was subjected to an armed attack 16 nautical miles (NM) south of Accra in the Gulf of Guinea ... born in the Niger Delta ...