A Guinean court jailed former prime minister Ibrahima Kassory Fofana for five years Thursday for embezzlement of public funds, illicit enrichment and corruption.Fofana, who has been in prison since ...

Nunieh publicly accused Akpabio, who was then the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, of attempting to sexually assault her.

A special court in Guinea has sentenced the country’s former prime minister to five years in prison after finding him guilty of corruption and embezzlement of public funds.

Listeners swayed as the celebrated Malian duo Amadou and Mariam sang from a stage on the banks of the Niger River at an annual festival coloured this year by political shifts roiling West Africa. Tens ...

Listeners swayed as the celebrated Malian duo Amadou and Mariam sang from a stage on the banks of the Niger River at an annual festival coloured this year by political shifts roiling West Africa.

NIGER State’s 2025 budget has again raised concerns, with the government proposing an ambitious N1.56 trillion expenditure ...

Lilian Awuor's heroics helped Kenya stun Tunisia, setting up a clash against the Niger-Gambia winner—bringing them closer to ...

The annual report of US-based democracy advocacy organization Freedom House highlights a decline in freedom globally, while ...

Freedom declined across the world in 2024 — for the 19th year in a row — fueled by armed conflicts, political violence and an ...

Freedom declined around the world last year with authoritarians solidifying their grip, but South Asia led a series of bright ...

According to Freedom House report, Pakistan also ranked among countries with largest 10-year decline in freedom.

WASHINGTON - Freedom declined around the world in 2024 with authoritarians solidifying their grip, but South Asia led a ...