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Nigeria’s federal government has deployed more than 700 newly trained firefighters across the country, officials said on Thursday, in a move aimed at strengthening emergency response and improving the protection...

Moroccan authorities have evacuated more than 143,000 people from flood-prone areas in the country’s northwestern plains as a precaution against severe flooding triggered by heavy rainfall, swollen rivers and controlled...

At least 16 people were killed, and several others were feared trapped after an explosion at an illegal coal mine in India’s northeastern state of Meghalaya on Thursday, local officials...

Nigeria has announced a new military operation to confront Islamist militants after one of the deadliest attacks outside the country’s traditional conflict zones left more than 160 people dead in...

A faction of Nigeria’s opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by senior lawyer Tanimu Turaki on Thursday criticized the country’s electoral commission for recognizing a caretaker committee aligned with Federal...

A High Court in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory on Thursday sentenced a former managing director of the Nigerian Export-Import (NEXIM) Bank, Robert Orya, to a cumulative 490 years in prison...

The Nigerian naira and the Zambian kwacha could post further gains in the near term, supported by policy reforms, improving foreign exchange liquidity and easing external pressures, market analysts said....

Former Chelsea star Eden Hazard has voiced support for Cesc Fabregas to one day return to Stamford Bridge as the club’s manager, praising his former teammate’s football intelligence and leadership...

South African club Chippa United have officially confirmed the departure of Super Eagles goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali, following a formal request by the Nigerian international to leave the club. In a...

The Federal Government has called for the ethical deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) and stronger enforcement of data privacy protections, warning that unchecked technological innovation could erode citizens’ rights and...