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Gunmen have attacked a rural village in northern central Nigeria, killing dozens of people, local government officials said on Friday.

From cold therapy to extreme visualisation – how some African athletes use unusual tactics to help them stay competitive.

French prosecutors are seeking to try 14 people over the beheading of a teacher by an Islamic extremist in 2020, a crime that shocked France,… Read More »Fourteen to face trial over beheading of French teacher Samuel Paty

Professor Francine Ntoumi, 62, is a world-renowned scientist and malaria specialist. She is spending a year travelling through her country, the Republic of Congo, to spread… Read More »Congolese scientist Francine Ntoumi: An ambition for Africa

Atul and Rajesh Gupta, implicated in a major corruption scandal, had been arrested in UAE last year.

A major exhibition opens in Paris on Friday that showcases some of the greatest treasures of Ancient Egypt. Called “Ramses and the Gold of the… Read More »Major exhibition in Paris showcases sarcophagus of Ramses II

Five months before elections, the parliament in Gabon on Thursday voted to reduce the president’s term from seven to five years.

The US is pushing back against efforts by some European allies to offer Ukraine a “road map” to NATO membership at the Western alliance’s next summit… Read More »US ‘resists’ giving Ukraine NATO accession ‘road map’

China sent warships and aircraft near Taiwan for a second day on Friday, Taipei said, after President Tsai Ing-wen angered Beijing by meeting with US… Read More »China sends warships, aircraft near Taiwan for second day in response to US meeting

French President Emmanuel Macron meets students and dines with Xi Jinping in the southern city of Guangzhou Friday, wrapping up a three-day state visit to… Read More »Macron meets with students, dines with Xi on final day of China visit