Africa

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The World Health Organization declared the Ebola disease outbreak caused by a rare virus in Congo and neighbouring Uganda a public health emergency of international concern …

Barbadian development economist and sovereign credit specialist Kelvin Dalrymple has been appointed to a major United Nations council aimed at improving the credit ratings of several African countries. Dalrymple, a …

A Nigerian traditional ruler, Regent Dr Nwachukwu Anakwenze of Igboland, visited the Newton Slave Burial Ground on Thursday as part of a four-day trip to Barbados aimed at strengthening cultural …

Barbados is set to welcome Nigerian traditional leader Regent Dr Nwachukwu Anakwenze this week for a visit aimed at deepening cultural, historical and ancestral links to West Africa, the source …

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said he’s ordered the Pentagon to begin planning for potential military action in Nigeria as he stepped up his allegations …

Ghana ’s government says a helicopter crash has killed eight people including the West African nation’s defense and environment ministers. The military says the helicopter took off Wednesday morning from the …

A sea of vibrant colours and youthful energy at UWI Cave Hill signalled a bold new chapter in the cultural journey of more than 600 primary school students from across …

President Donald Trump used a White House meeting to forcefully confront South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, accusing the country of failing to address Trump’s baseless claim of the systematic killing …

France will build a new high-security prison in its overseas territory of French Guiana to house drug traffickers and radical Islamists, the country’s justice minister announced during a visit to …