Thieves used a large drill to break into a safe at a high street bank branch in western Germany and steal an estimated ...

Guineans went to the polls on Sunday in a presidential election widely expected to formalise the rule of Mamady Doumbouya, the former special ...

As the election campaign enters its final days in the Central African Republic, opposition candidates have accused the authorities of obstructing their campaign ...

The United States has carried out a military strike against Islamic State (IS) militants in northwest Nigeria at the request of the Nigerian ...

Armed men have kidnapped 28 people travelling to an annual Islamic event in Nigeria’s central Plateau state, local police told the BBC. The ...

Nigerian authorities say they have secured the release of 130 schoolchildren kidnapped from St Mary’s Co-educational Boarding School in Papiri, Niger State, in ...

Russia has accused France of escalating terrorism in Africa, pinpointing the overthrow of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2011 as the “starting point.” ...

The United States has reportedly abandoned efforts to deport a Chinese national who helped document alleged human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims to ...

Burkina Faso has released 11 Nigerian Air Force (NAF) personnel following intensive diplomatic efforts by the Nigerian government, marking a successful resolution to ...

The United States has issued a sharp warning to South Africa, threatening “severe consequences” after Pretoria briefly detained two Americans earlier this week. ...