BASHIR ADIGUN, Associated Press MICHELLE FAUL, Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — President Muhammadu Buhari has fired all Nigeria’s military chiefs as a multinational army prepares...
Special to the NNPA from the New York Amsterdam News Five Kenyan lawmakers have threatened to eject President Barack Obama from Parliament if he tries to...
Dhaka, Bangladesh (CNN) – The grisly lynching of a 13-year-old boy accused of theft has triggered angry protests in Bangladesh, after footage of the killing went...
Paul Wallace and Yinka Ibukun, BLOOMBERG LAGOS, Nigeria (Bloomberg) — Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari replaced the heads of the army, navy and air force on...
(Bloomberg) – Oil prices may fall further as the world remains “massively oversupplied,” before markets tighten in 2016 when output growth outside OPEC grinds to a...
(Bloomberg) – Oil prices may fall further as the world remains “massively oversupplied,” before markets tighten in 2016 when output growth outside OPEC grinds to a...
(Bloomberg) – Californians are suffering an historic drought, Brazilians are rationing water and Chile’s Atacama desert is creeping south. Now Caribbean nations from Jamaica to Trinidad that have...
COLLIN BINKLEY, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — As the U.S. and Cuba mend ties, colleges in both countries are forming partnerships that once were heavily restricted....
COLLIN BINKLEY, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — As the U.S. and Cuba mend ties, colleges in both countries are forming partnerships that once were heavily restricted....
(Daily Caller) – Greece is in the financial equivalent of complete and total panic right now, and the rest of the European Union is trying to...
(Daily Caller) – Greece is in the financial equivalent of complete and total panic right now, and the rest of the European Union is trying to...
(The Hindu) – China and Russia have described BRICS, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) as the core of a new...
KARIM KABIR, Associated Press ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika issued an emergency plan on Wednesday to crack down on mounting ethnic unrest around...
JASON PATINKIN, Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan marked four years of independence from Sudan on Thursday, but the celebrations were tempered by...
RODNEY MUHUMUZA, Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan police on Thursday detained two of the president’s top challengers, an opposition leader and a former prime...
London (CNN) – Millions of Londoners were forced to find alternative ways to travel on Thursday as the UK capital’s Underground network was in the grip...
London (CNN) – Millions of Londoners were forced to find alternative ways to travel on Thursday as the UK capital’s Underground network was in the grip...
By Bert Wilkinson Special to the NNPA from the New York Amsterdam News Three key issues will attract the attention of Caribbean trade bloc leaders when...
LONDON (UPI) – With the right investment strategies, the emerging offshore oil prospects in West Africa could be the industry’s next big deal, an executive leader said....
(Reuters) – Pope Francis showed his sense of humor during the last few hours of his trip to Ecuador on Wednesday, straying from a prepared speech...
(BBC) – Ex-rebels who backed Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara are among 20 people charged with war crimes committed during post-election violence in 2010-2011, judicial sources...
AHMED MOHAMMED, Associated Press MICHELLE FAUL, Associated Press JOS, Nigeria (AP) — A day of extremist violence against both Muslims and Christians in Nigeria killed more...
By Safiya Mann Special to the NNPA from the New York Amsterdam News On Jan. 12, 2010, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake shook Haiti, taking more than...
TIA GOLDENBERG, Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Ten years ago, a small group of Palestinian activists had a novel idea: Inspired by the anti-apartheid movement, they...
(BBC) – US-based Zambian writer Namwali Serpell has promised to share her winnings in the Caine Prize for African Writing with the runners up. She received...