At least 47 people have died after a boat capsized in a river in Sokoto State, northwestern Nigeria. The boat was carrying ...

Police say 77 passengers were aboard the boat travelling from Gorau to Birjingo in Goronyo LGA, with only seven rescued.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is set to receive 70,000 doses of the Ervebo Ebola vaccine from the UN-backed ...

Five Years After First Vaccine, Africa Makes Progress Against Malaria Five years after the rollout of the first malaria ...

Amnesty International has called for an independent investigation into the fatal shooting of opposition member and former ...

Cameroon's President Paul Biya has returned to the country after spending 73 days abroad, ending an unusually long absence ...

"Each hostel comprises 1,600 bed spaces in 400 en suite rooms, with study tables, chairs, reading rooms, a common room, a cafeteria and laundry facilities." ...

The submissions, received during a nationwide consultation, are being analysed alongside the ongoing drafting of the bill.

Prosecutors are set to withdraw charges against Brigadier Dineo Mokwele, Lieutenant-General Dumisani Khumalo and their co-accused on Friday. The commission heard Mokwele was not only qualified for her ...

A UN-backed Commission on Human Rights has warned that renewed fighting, political exclusion and weak institutions in South ...

The prosecution has attracted criticism from lawyers who questioned whether the EFCC has the statutory authority to prosecute allegations arising from defamation and social media publications.

THE United States (US) government has launched a year-long "IP for Growth" (Intellectual Property for Growth) programme aimed at helping African creators, particularly those in the music industry, ...