World Aug 29 Mauritania’s coast guard says at least 49 died when a boat carrying migrants capsized this week The boat, which left Gambia a week ago with 160 people on board, capsized Tuesday morning off the coast of Mheijrat.
World Aug 28 Nigeria bans exports of raw shea nuts used for cosmetic products The Nigerian government has announced a six-month ban on the export of raw shea nuts, an essential raw material for making cosmetic products.
World Aug 06 Helicopter crash kills Ghana’s ministers of defense and environment, plus 6 others A military helicopter crashed in Ghana on Wednesday, killing all eight people on board, including the West African country's defense and environment ministers and two other top officials, the government said.
World Jul 28 What to know about the attack on a Congolese church that killed nearly 40 worshippers Islamic State-backed rebels have killed nearly 40 people during an attack on a church in eastern Congo.
World Jul 13 Former Nigerian President Buhari, twice leader of Africa’s most populous nation, dies at 82 Nigeria’s former president, Muhammadu Buhari, who led Nigeria twice as a military head of state and a democratic president, has died aged 82, his press secretary said Sunday.