Bandits Plant Explosives on Nigerian Highway, Killing Multiple Travelers
Armed bandits planted explosives along a major highway in northwest Nigeria's Zamfara state, killing at least 12 travelers and wounding six others when their...
Guinea Death Toll Dispute Grows Over 135 Soccer Stadium Tragedy
Human rights organizations in Guinea reported Tuesday that 135 people died in Sunday's soccer stadium crush in Nzerekore, more than doubling the government's official...
Russian Mercenary Leader Prigozhin Honored with Statue in Central Africa
The Central African Republic unveiled a monument Tuesday to Yevgeny Prigozhin, the late founder of Russia's Wagner mercenary group, marking the latest symbol of...
Namibia Elects First Female President Amid Electoral Controversy
Namibia's electoral commission declared governing party candidate Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah the nation's first female president Tuesday, though opposition parties boycotted the announcement amid claims of...
Nigerian Rights Lawyer Detained Over Alleged Defamation of Senior Attorney
A magistrate court in Ado-Ekiti, in Ekiti State, Nigeria, ordered the detention Wednesday of Lagos-based human rights lawyer Dele Farotimi following allegations he defamed...
