Nigerian farmers take on Shell in landmark oil spill caseF

Lawyers for four Nigerian farmers accused Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell on Thursday of causing widespread pollution in a landmark court case filed in the Netherlands. The farmers first filed suit in 2008, demanding Shell clean up devastating oil spills in three villages...

Fuel truck blast kills five in LagosF

A gas-laden truck exploded and caught fire early Thursday in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos, leaving five dead and three others seriously injured and destroying dozens of homes and shops, the emergency services said.  The incident — the latest in a...
Infighting inside the Sahel’s Jihadi movementF

Infighting inside the Sahel’s Jihadi movementF

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Nigeria facing daunting economic outlookF

Nigeria plans a record budget as the country faces possible negative growth in the third quarter and slipping back into recession, the president told lawmakers on Thursday. Africa’s largest economy is being battered by the global economic fallout from the...
Algerians in shock after murder of 19-year old womanF

Algerians in shock after murder of 19-year old womanF

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Sahel: French hostage and Mali opposition leader freedF

Sahel: French hostage and Mali opposition leader freedF

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Sahel: Upsurge of malaria cases in MaliF

Sahel: Upsurge of malaria cases in MaliF

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Morocco: US defense chief Mark Esper in MoroccoF

Morocco: US defense chief Mark Esper in MoroccoF

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Egypt accused of torturing LGBT peopleF

Egypt accused of torturing LGBT peopleF

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New restrictions on the Internet and social media in TurkeyF

Turkey on Thursday enters a new era of tight social media restrictions that threaten to erase the local presence of Facebook and Twitter should they fail to take down contentious posts. The legislation was rammed through parliament by President Recep Tayyip...

Turkey insists on Armenian withdrawal for a Karabakh ceasefireF

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that a ceasefire in Nagorny Karabakh was only possible if Armenian-backed forces withdrew from the separatist region and the rest of Azerbaijan. “The way for a lasting ceasefire in this region depends on...
Power politics in the Sahel: Profile of a Sufi leaderF

Power politics in the Sahel: Profile of a Sufi leaderF

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