The migrants, all from sub-Saharan Africa, had been trying to reach Europe

Migrants on a wooden boat are rescued by a patrol vessel of the Tunisia Navy, seen from the migrant search and rescue vessel MV Seefuchs of the German NGO Sea-Eye in the search and rescue zone south of the Al Jurf Oilfield in international waters off the coast of Libya, September 30, 2017.

21 migrants' bodies retrieved off Tunisia

Attackers disrupt peace prayer organized in southwest Osogbo city

Attackers also vandalized vehicles parked within the premises of the mosque

1 killed, 14 injured in attack on Muslim group in Nigeria

Temporary operational base was target of attack, UN mission says

The mission condemned the attack and wishes speedy recovery to the injured

15 UN peacekeepers injured in vehicle bomb attack in Mali

Authorities still unsure of cause of accident in southern Kenya involving chopper on training mission

Locals say that dozens are feared dead as witnesses reported the helicopter burst into flames soon after the crash

17 soldiers killed in Kenya helicopter crash

President announces 3 days of national mourning as of Saturday night

President Roch Marc Christian Kabore announced three days of national mourning starting Saturday night

Terrorist attack kills over 100 civilians in Burkina Faso

More than 700 children and students have already been kidnapped by gunmen for ransom since December

Niger deputy governor Alh Ahmed Mohammed Ketso (left) gives a briefing on 2 June 2021 on the kidnapping of 136 schoolchildren

Gunmen kidnapped 136 from Islamic school in Nigeria on Sunday

Some 200 children were at the school in Tegina, central Niger state, when it was raided on Sunday, the local government said, without confirming the exact number abducted

Niger state police said attackers had arrived on motorbikes and started shooting indiscriminately, killing one resident and injuring another, before snatching the children from the Salihu Tanko Islamic school

Families appeal for aid freeing kidnapped Nigerian schoolkids

Prime minister, 5 regional leaders, mayor of Mogadishu sign election deal after lengthy talks

In a statement, the leaders announced they resolved the contentious issues surrounding the delayed elections

Somali leaders agree to hold elections in 60 days

General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno had overseen his father's security as head of the elite presidential guard and had often appeared alongside him

Mahamat Idriss Deby was named interim president by a transitional council of military officers

Deby's son named 'president of the republic' of Chad

5 Chadian soldiers killed, 36 others wounded as political tensions rise post-election

More than 300 terrorists have been neutralized and 150 were taken prisoner, including three senior officials during the clashes in the Kanem province on Saturday

Over 300 rebels killed in northern Chad

The accident, which occurred on Sunday in the Agatu area of Benue state, is the latest to hit the oil-rich nation in recent months

Fuel accidents are frequent in Nigeria when residents try to siphon off oil or petrol from pipelines or when tanker drivers crash on poorly maintained roads

12 die, dozens of houses burnt in Nigeria fuel tanker fire

Health agency will get jabs from Johnson & Johnson instead, says official

The world's largest vaccine manufacturer in India is producing Oxford-AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine for developing countries

Africa drops plans to buy vaccines from Serum Institute

Many media outlets barred from operating in Tanzania mainly for criticizing former government

Tanzanian president lifts ban on media

Horn of Africa nation grappling with alarming increase in infections, says Health Ministry

Travelers known to be positive for coronavirus will not be allowed to enter Ethiopia

Ethiopia enforces stricter COVID-19 travel measures

Poaching, loss of habitat significant threats to African savanna, forest elephants, says global conservation group

The African savanna elephant population, which is centered around the Zambezi River area, fell by at least 60% over the last 50 years

'African elephants face extinction if not protected'

Without immediate humanitarian aid, crisis is likely to peak in June, says Save the Children

The loss of livestock also further exposes children in Somalia to the risk of malnutrition as they have less access to milk, Save the Children said

21 migrants' bodies retrieved off Tunisia

1 killed, 14 injured in attack on Muslim group in Nigeria

15 UN peacekeepers injured in vehicle bomb attack in Mali

17 soldiers killed in Kenya helicopter crash

Terrorist attack kills over 100 civilians in Burkina Faso

Gunmen kidnapped 136 from Islamic school in Nigeria on Sunday

Families appeal for aid freeing kidnapped Nigerian schoolkids

Somali leaders agree to hold elections in 60 days

Deby's son named 'president of the republic' of Chad

Over 300 rebels killed in northern Chad

12 die, dozens of houses burnt in Nigeria fuel tanker fire

Africa drops plans to buy vaccines from Serum Institute

Tanzanian president lifts ban on media

Ethiopia enforces stricter COVID-19 travel measures

'African elephants face extinction if not protected'

‘Climate change deprives 70% of Somalians of safe water’

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21 migrants' bodies retrieved off Tunisia

1 killed, 14 injured in attack on Muslim group in Nigeria

15 UN peacekeepers injured in vehicle bomb attack in Mali

17 soldiers killed in Kenya helicopter crash

Terrorist attack kills over 100 civilians in Burkina Faso

Gunmen kidnapped 136 from Islamic school in Nigeria on Sunday

Families appeal for aid freeing kidnapped Nigerian schoolkids

Somali leaders agree to hold elections in 60 days

Deby's son named 'president of the republic' of Chad

Over 300 rebels killed in northern Chad

12 die, dozens of houses burnt in Nigeria fuel tanker fire

Africa drops plans to buy vaccines from Serum Institute

Tanzanian president lifts ban on media

Ethiopia enforces stricter COVID-19 travel measures

'African elephants face extinction if not protected'

‘Climate change deprives 70% of Somalians of safe water’