308 kidnapping victims have been rescued from captivity in Nigeria, including 163 people abducted when suspected jihadists attacked the village of Woro in February, killing at least 165 people. Many of those freed…

A rapidly spreading invasive mosquito is raising fresh concerns about malaria across Africa as health experts warn it could reverse years of progress in controlling the disease. Unlike traditional malaria-carrying mosquitoes, ‘Anopheles stephensi’…

At least 30 people, including eight children, have been killed after armed attackers raided the predominantly Christian village of Naridon in Kaduna State, Nigeria. The overnight assault left homes burned, many people injured,…

Cameroon’s president Paul Biya has been absent from the country for more than six weeks following what was initially described as a brief private visit to Europe, prompting growing public debate about the…

Police have carried out the country’s largest-ever cocaine seizure after raiding a suspected storage facility near Liberia’s capital, Monrovia. Forensic testing has confirmed that the haul, discovered in sealed suitcases and boxes, was…

De Beers has announced a two-year suspension of production at the Venetia mine, South Africa’s largest diamond mine, as the industry struggles with falling demand and declining prices. The mine produces more than…

Nelson Mandela’s leadership in guiding South Africa peacefully out of apartheid was deeply influenced by the Christian faith that shaped his early life. Raised in a Christian home, baptised as a child, and…

The International Criminal Court (ICC) says it has obtained what it describes as concrete evidence linking leaders of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in…

Security authorities in Morocco have announced the arrest of ten suspects accused of belonging to a terrorist cell linked to IS operating in the Sahel region. The coordinated operation took place across seven…

Zimbabwe’s parliament has approved constitutional amendments that would extend presidential and parliamentary terms from five to seven years; to become law, they await the signature of the president, Emmerson Mnangagwa. The changes would…