Africa

The army handed over Hassana Adamu, along with her two children, to Borno state Governor Babagana Zulum

Spike is being blamed mainly on poor law enforcement

The wounded have been rushed to hospitals in Kousseri, a Cameroon border town and the neighboring Chadian capital, Ndjamena

Humanitarian agencies claim 243 incidents of rape, including 48 children during past two weeks, which UNHCR says does not fully reflect the situation

President says Thursday’s elections were 'not free and fair'

Leaders of Tunisia and Algeria are accusing arsonists of setting many of the forest fires that have broken out in recent days

Electoral commission urges patience as results from Thursday's general election are tallied in 10 provinces

Local health authorities and World Health Organization experts are working to prevent the spread of the deadly Marburg virus within Guinea and across borders

The COVID-19 vaccination uptake among the general population in the country remains low

Residents blamed the explosion on a grenade disguised as toy that, they said, had been given to some children as a gift by a Boko Haram insurgent

Various Sudanese officials suggested this week that Sudan is ready to turn former president Omar al-Bashir over to the court

The U.S. announced overnight that special envoy Jeffrey Feltman would travel to Ethiopia, neighboring Djibouti and the United Arab Emirates, a key Ethiopia ally

The government said this week that Christians who had received two shots could gather, a move some see as a way to drive up inoculation, given that more than 70% of the country's population is Christian

Malaria's the No. 1 killer disease in Malawi and accounts for 36% of all hospital outpatients and 15% of hospital admissions

They’re striking over unpaid salaries and poor benefits