Burkina Faso’s ruling military government has ramped up security measures in the capital, Ouagadougou, following coordinated attacks in neighbouring Mali, security sources have ...

At least 29 people have reportedly been killed after armed men attacked Guyaku village in Adamawa State in northeastern Nigeria, authorities and media ...

Évariste Ndayishimiye has been named the ruling party’s candidate for next year’s presidential election, cementing his status as the frontrunner in the upcoming ...

Sadio Camara, Mali’s defence minister, has been killed during coordinated attacks on military sites across the country, sources told Al Jazeera. The reported ...

US President Donald Trump was rushed out of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday night after gunshots were fired near the event ...

The head of the world’s largest condom manufacturer, Karex, has warned that prices could rise by up to 30 percent or more as ...

United States (US) authorities have reportedly arrested a 44-year-old Iranian woman, Shamim Mafi, on allegations of trafficking arms to Sudan in violation of ...

Iran’s military says it will close the Strait of Hormuz in response to the U.S. maintaining its blockade, Iranian state media reports. Iran’s ...

Kenya has sought emergency financial support from the World Bank to cushion its economy against shocks linked to ongoing geopolitical tensions involving Iran. ...

South African opposition politician Julius Malema, 45, has been sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty of illegal possession of ...