World Oct 20 Nigeria confirms Ebola case in its capital as woman who arrived from Uganda tests positive Nigeria is the latest country to report an Ebola case as the latest outbreak spreads across the region. Kenya confirmed its first case earlier this month and has since recorded nine infections.
World Jul 19 Nigerian children pay the price for the Iran war as malnutrition and poverty surge Children relapsing into malnutrition has become an increasingly common occurrence in the state and across northern Nigeria, according to local health and aid workers, who cite knock-on effects from the Iran war.
World Jun 07 Health workers at center of Congo's Ebola outbreak labor with little pay or rest Health workers are handling the disease with minimal resources, because agencies have been scrambling to bring aid into the region.
World Jun 03 'We're still behind' in Congo's Ebola outbreak even as testing improves, WHO chief says Congo’s Ebola outbreak “had a big head start, and we’re still behind,” the head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday, adding that the medical community was “catching up” even as militant attacks plague the stricken region.
Politics May 16 U.S. and Nigerian mission kills Islamic State group leader, Trump says Trump made the announcement of the joint operation to take out Abu-Bilal al-Mainuki in a late-night social media post Friday that offered few details.
World May 03 Two U.S. service members missing in Morocco following annual military exercises Two U.S. service members are missing in southwestern Morocco after taking part in annual multinational military exercises in the North African country, the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) said Sunday.
World Mar 08 Rotting cocoa and a commodity crash push West African farmers to seek other options Hundreds of thousands of farmers in West Africa rely on cocoa farming for a living. In Ivory Coast, cocoa bean exports make up 40% of the total export revenue. In neighboring Ghana, they make up nearly 15%.
World Dec 26 Nigerian residents of Jabo are rattled after close U.S. airstrikes made their homes shake and the sky glow red Villagers, who had never experienced a terror attack, were confused and scared.
World Dec 07 Attempted coup in Benin has been 'foiled,' country's interior minister says A coup that was announced in Benin has been “foiled,” the interior minister said Sunday in a video on Facebook, but there was no word from the president and sporadic gunshots were heard in parts of the administrative capital, Cotonou.
Arts Nov 10 Protesters disrupt opening of major West African art museum in Nigeria Protesters in Nigeria have disrupted this week’s opening of a major museum of West African art, where local disputes over the world-renowned Benin Bronzes have already kept them from being put on display.