Nigerian authorities announced the release of 100 children this weekend. The freed students were among 300 schoolchidren abducted in an attack on a Catholic school last month.

Ethiopia’s prime minister loves big projects. With a mega-dam completed on the Nile, Abiy Ahmed now plans Africa’s largest airport and a nuclear power plant.

Morocco investigates the collapse of two buildings in Fez that killed 19 people and injured 16, highlighting ageing infrastructure and uneven safety standards.

Tanzania’s police forces stated that they had reinforced security across the country ahead of independence day on 9th December. Activists had called for protests against president Hassan on independence day, but none took place, with many citizens fearing repression from security forces.

With Christmas barely two weeks away, Nativity scenes from around the world are on display at the Vatican. It’s the 8th edition of the exhibition that recreates the birth of Jesus.

Two four-story buildings collapsed overnight in the Moroccan city of Fez, killing 19 people in the second fatal collapse there this year, authorities said on Wednesday.

In Bulgaria, a Plovdiv workshop teaches glassblowing to people with disabilities, producing handmade ornaments that support their skills and independence.

Liverpool manager Arne Slot refused to be drawn on the club’s ongoing off-pitch drama over Mohamed Salah when he spoke to reporters on Tuesday, when he spoke to reporters after Liverpool’s 1-0 win against Inter Milan.

Nigerian Army soldiers opened fire and killed nine women protesting the army’s handling of communal clashes in the northeastern Adamawa state, witnesses and Amnesty International told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

Former cycling team ‘Israel-Premier Tech’ was unveiled as ‘Never Say Never’ on Tuesday, after it was rebranded. The team took its new name from global showbusiness and sports company Never Say Never, partnered with Swiss investment platform Stoneweg.

West Africa is in a state of emergency, the president of ECOWAS told the regional bloc’s security council on Tuesday. It’s not clear whether Omar Touray’s declaration was a formal one, and if so, what it might entail.

US immigration agents used pepper spray against protesters in Minneapolis on Tuesday as residents blocked the officers’ vehicles and forced them to leave the area.

US immigration agents used pepper spray against protesters in Minneapolis on Tuesday as residents blocked the officers’ vehicles and forced them to leave the area.

Thailand faces its fourth day of border clashes with Cambodia as hundreds of evacuees shelter in Surin, unsure when they can safely return home.

Fighting near the Thailand-Cambodia border has driven thousands from their homes. Both nations accuse each other of breaking a ceasefire agreed in July.

France says that it provided surveillance, observation and logistical assistance to Benin’s armed forces to help fend off last weekend’s attempted coup.

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) published its 2025 report on Tuesday, saying 111 journalists were killed while covering events around the world throughout the year.

British-born zoologist Iain Douglas-Hamilton has died at age 83, his Save the Elephants group said in a statement.

Zelenskyy visited Italy, meeting Pope Leo XIV and Prime Minister Meloni, and reiterated Ukraine’s firm stance against ceding territory to Russia.

After two years out of the national team, Wilfried Zaha was recalled Tuesday by the Ivory Coast to help defend its Africa Cup of Nations title at the tournament starting this month.

Social media videos show the moment a 7.5 quake struck Japan overnight, with residents filming intense shaking and damage inside their homes.

Arsenal trained at their base north of London on Tuesday before travelling to Belgium to face Club Brugge in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday.

It confirmed that airstrikes by Nigerian fighter jets helped thwart a bid by mutinying soldiers to seize the president.

The steelpan – a percussion instrument created in Trinidad and Tobago in 1939 – is making a comeback as a new generation embraces its vibrant sound. Fans of the pan say new technology has made the instrument more accessible and affordable, with more schools introducing it to students.

The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Kirsty Coventry, convened an executive board meeting on Tuesday at the organization’s headquarters in Lausanne ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics.

The coup attempt in Benin over the weekend not only sparked reactions in the immediate proximity of the country, with ECOWAS members intervening to support the armed forces of Benin. The office of the UN Secretary-General has now also expressed worry in the face of the instability in the country.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has sentenced Sudanese militia commander Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman , better known as Ali Kushayb , to 20 years in prison for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Darfur more than 20 years ago.

A South African radio presenter and four other accused were granted bail by the Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court on Monday.

Nigeria’s Air Force has reacted to threatening statements by neighbouring Mali after a Nigerian military aircraft headed to Portugal had to make an emergency landing in western Mali on Monday.

Human rights organisations call on the authorities to respect the right to freedom of peaceful assembly.

The emergency landing of a Nigerian military plane in western Burkina Faso has reignited tensions between Abuja and the Alliance of Sahel States, or AES.

Australia is set to implement a world-first social media ban for children under the age of 16, coming into effect this week. The policy will target major platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube, Reddit, X (Twitter), Twitch, Kick, and Threads.

The short-lived coup in Benin left “casualties on both sides” of the government forces and the mutinous soldiers, authorities said Monday, as security forces intensified the search for the coup leader who was on the run.

Authorities in Tanzania are warning people to stay at home on Tuesday, saying that protests planned to mark the country’s Independence Day are unlawful and constitute an attempted coup.

In an address to parliament on Monday, Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi accused Rwanda of breaking a ceasefire deal just one day after it was signed.

One hundred schoolchildren freed after being abducted in northern Nigeria last month were welcomed home on Monday at a ceremony in Minna, the capital of Niger state.

Authorities in Tanzania are warning people to stay at home on Tuesday, saying that protests planned to mark the country’s Independence Day are unlawful and constitute an attempted coup.

Somalia is often called a nation of poets, but decades of conflict have left its cultural heritage in jeopardy. Now, a fading generation of masters is offering a message of peace and trying to keep oral poetry alive.

Traffic in the Benin capital of Cotonou resumed on Monday following an attempted coup that shook the country a day earlier.

Ivory Coast’s incumbent President Alassane Ouattara was sworn in on Monday for a fourth term after taking over 89% of the vote in an October election marked by low turnout and unrest.