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By Enyichukwu Enemanna Several people have been confirmed dead in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, during a gathering where thousands of residents converged to receive relief materials, including food items, ahead of the Christmas celebration. The...

By Victor Kanayo Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury will, on Saoleturday night, step into the ring in the second instalment of their incredible heavyweight rivalry. The victor will finish 2024 as the unified world heavyweight champion,...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Military-governed Niger has accused its Nigerian neighbour of “serving as a rear base” to “destabilise” the country, inviting its charge d’affaires in Abuja for questioning. Relations between Abuja and its northern Sahel neighbour...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi has replaced the chief of staff of the armed forces and dozens of other senior military figures in one of the biggest shake-ups of its kind in recent years,...

Authorities in Zambia have apprehended two men accused of being "witchdoctors" tasked with targeting the country's president. Police in Lusaka named the suspects Jasten Mabulesse Candunde and Leonard Phiri, alleging they were involved in a plot...

By Emmanuel Nduka Over 40 million people across West and Central Africa are currently struggling to access enough food, according to the United Nations (UN) food agency. That number is expected to rise to 52 million...