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Kaduna police spokesperson Mansur Hassan confirms that the incident happened in Kajuru Station village on Sunday night.
Bombing and destruction of fields and factories have plunged the North African country into "one of the worst" nutrition situations in the world, warns Save the Children.
Gunmen kidnap at least 61 people from northern Buda village, residents and sources say, days after nearly 300 students were seized by an armed gang.
Kenya says an international police force cannot be established without a clear administration in place in the restive Caribbean country.
The parties have also agreed to invite the UN mission in Libya and the international community “to support this consensus to make it successful,” according to the statement.
The statement follows an appeal by the United Nations Security Council's appeal for a respite during Ramadan, which begins this week.
More than 400 women and children have been kidnapped in two separate attacks on schools and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the past week.
A teacher at the GSS Kuriga school in Chikun district says 187 pupils had been snatched from the main junior school along with another 100 from primary classes.
Fourteen countries backed the resolution, proposed by Britain, with only Russia abstaining.
Türkiye's TURKSOM Military Training School "plays an important role in building and improving" Somalia's armed forces, says President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud.
Gunmen storm government primary school in Chikun's Kuriga town of northwest Kaduna State, seizing at least 287 pupils, headteacher tells the state's governor.
But African countries must first get their house in order before they can lead others into a more sustainable future.
Images released by the Indian navy showed a helicopter winching crew members from a small life raft in choppy seas and taking them to a naval ship.
Thousands flee eastern DRC as M23 rebels seize Nyanzale town as fighting between rebels and security forces has left at least 10 dead and sparked fears of a worsening humanitarian situation.
Draft UN resolution urges immediate Sudan ceasefire before Ramadan, expressing grave concern over humanitarian crisis.
Recent thefts of human bones are thought to be linked to production of "kush", a potent drug which mimics effects of cannabis, a Freetown City Council official responsible for cemeteries tells AFP.
President Macky Sall names the West African country's Interior Minister Sidiki Kaba as the new premier and announces presidential election will take place on March 24.
Children face brunt of violence in Mozambique, education suffers as over 100 schools close.
WFP is unable to access 90 percent of those facing "emergency levels of hunger", and says only five percent of Sudan's population "can afford a square meal a day".
The Eastern African nation has arrested a global decline in the population of lions through innovative research and conservation efforts. The number of lions has dropped from about 200,000 to 20,000 in a century.
Intensified clashes take place between mostly Tutsi M23 and government forces in Rutshuru region of North Kivu province, with rebels effectively cutting off major supply route for Congolese army, residents and officials say.
The attacks left others wounded and caused material damage, the prosecutor for the northern town of Ouahigouya added in a statement, without apportioning blame to any group.
Yaya Dillo Djerou was the leading opponent and a cousin of Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, who was proclaimed transitional president by the country's ruling junta in 2021.
UN experts report reveals widespread killings and rape by paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in Darfur, raising concerns of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Yaya Dillo Djerou was killed on February 28, 2024 in N'Djamena, Chad in an army assault on his party headquarters where he had retreated.
Rescuers pull 20 bodies and save another 20 after boat loaded with hundreds of refugees and migrants heading for Europe sinks, authorities say.
The government blames the opposition and claims control, but the accused party denies involvement, casting doubt on the upcoming elections and adding to the country's political turmoil.
Nationwide strikes are disrupting services in Nigeria as unions accuse the government of reneging on promises regarding wages and subsidies, intensifying opposition against current economic policies.
South Sudan struggles to accommodate Sudanese refugees fleeing Sudan's civil war as the UN calls for international support for urgent humanitarian needs.
Bus travelling toward Burkina Faso falls off bridge in the West African country's southeast, resulting in numerous casualties including 10 wounded, says Transport Ministry.
The amnesty bill aims to reunite the country and pacify the political arena while over 1,000 people have been arrested since 2021 during political struggles.
Ceremonies were held for Algeria's massive mosque, poised to welcome worshippers during Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
West African regional bloc had announced lifting of sanctions imposed on Niger earlier.