French-led troops in Mali have taken control of the airport in the key northern city of Timbuktu, French military officials say. ...
Hosts South Africa finished top of Group A after their 2-2 draw with Morocco in Durban knocked the North Africans out of the tournament....
Debutants Cape Verde qualified for the last eight of the Africa Cup of Nations after coming from behind to beat Angola 2-1 in Port...
French and Malian troops were on Sunday restoring government control over the fabled Saharan trading town of Timbuktu, the latest gain in a fast-moving...
All British nationals in Somaliland should leave immediately because of "a specific threat to Westerners", the UK Foreign Office has said. ...
The relative peace experienced in Nigeria’s oil rich Niger Delta can be said to be fallout of the setting up of the presidential amnesty...
Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta, the umbrella body for all militant groups in Nigeria’s Niger Delta on Saturday broke its more than...
Togo's 2-0 win against Algeria in the African Nations Cup on Saturday helped keep their last eight chances alive and sealed Ivory Coast's qualification...
A Toyota Siena, with registration number BB974EKY, on Saturday, skidded off the Lagos Third Mainland Bridge and plunged into the lagoon. ...
Andy Murray was relieved to finally get his first ever Grand Slam win over Roger Federer at the Australian Open. The...
Burkina Faso's 10 men surged to the top of Africa Cup of Nations Group C, with an emphatic 4-0 victory over Ethiopia. ...
Four days after Henry Okah, the former leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) who was accused of masterminding...
Zambia goalkeeper Kennedy Mweene scored a late penalty to rescue a point for the Africa Cup of Nations champions. Mweene sent...
Ezekwesili said that the two administrations squandered $45 billion (N7.065 trillion) left in the Foreign Reserve and another $22 billion (about N3.454 trillion) left...
Police have clashed with protesters gathering in Tahrir Square in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, ahead of the second anniversary of the uprising that swept...
Ghana took a big stride towards the quarterfinals of the African Nations Cup when they beat Mali 1-0 on Thursday to go top of...
One of the Islamist groups fighting in northern Mali has split and wants dialogue, a statement from the faction seen by the AFP news...
