World/Africa

Hundreds of protesters have taken to the streets of Niger’s capital to demand the departure of United States troops, after the military government further shifted its strategy by ending a military accord with the US and welcoming Russian military instructors.

Nearly 55 million people will struggle to feed themselves in the coming months in West and Central Africa as soaring prices have fuelled a...

Nigeria's former Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele pleaded not guilty to 26 fresh charges brought against him by the country's finance watchdog.

Education and immigration advocates say African students face high denial rates when seeking visas to study in the United States, and they are pushing for changes.

Senegal’s former Prime Minister Amadou Ba has congratulated rival opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye for winning the presidential election. Results trickling in since polls closed on Sunday...

Nollywood star and comedy legend Amaechi Muonagor has died aged 61, a relative told the BBC.

United States President Joe Biden and his predecessor, Donald Trump, are set for an election rematch in November after clinching their respective parties’ nominations.

Three Egyptian Coptic monks have been tragically killed in what's described as a "criminal assault" within a monastery in South Africa, according to the Christian Coptic Orthodox Church of Egypt.

The cash in exchange for moving to Rwanda is just another scheme in Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's ambitious plan to stop irregular migration.

THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS — Judges at the International Criminal Court on Wednesday granted reparations of more than 52 million euros ($56 million) to thousands of...