IBADAN, Nigeria — A schoolteacher kidnapped by heavily armed gunmen in southwestern Nigeria has been beheaded in a gruesome video posted online, triggering widespread outrage and fear for the fate of other hostages. Michael Oyedokun, a mathematics teacher at Community High School in Ahoro...
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Nigerian billionaire industrialist Aliko Dangote has wrapped up a high-profile visit to Ethiopia, sealing a massive $4bn (£3.2bn) investment package to construct a giant urea fertiliser plant in the country’s eastern Somali region. The project, centred in the...
BUNIA, Democratic Republic of Congo — The Democratic Republic of Congo is rushing emergency medical tents to its conflict-torn eastern provinces after a rare and deadly strain of the Ebola virus spread to major cities, including the capital, Kinshasa. The scramble to expand isolation...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court has announced that the Day of Arafah, which marks the climax of the annual Islamic Hajj pilgrimage, will take place on Tuesday, 26 May. The kingdom’s religious authorities also confirmed that the global Eid al-Adha celebrations—the...
IBADAN, Nigeria — Detectives in Oyo State are conducting a forensic analysis on a viral video showing the staff and pupils who were kidnapped during a daylight raid on local schools. The Oyo State Police Command confirmed on Sunday that it had intercepted the footage, which began...
