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Heavy casualties were feared on Friday after a blast ripped through a newly commissioned mosque in the Adamawa state capital Yola in northeast Nigeria, rescue workers told AFP. The explosion happened at

The UN human rights agency expressed concern on Friday over the “rapidly worsening” situation in Burundi, saying that at least 198 people had been killed there since late April, including 63 in

Following a White House meeting between Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and President Barack Obama, the U.S. has lauded their pledge to pursue terrorist groups of all ideologies. The White House spokesman

Psychiatrists have identified six major challenges in the management of mental disorders in the country, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The challenges, according to them, include inadequate funding, dearth of

A World Health Organization expert panel on Friday recommended pilot roll-outs of the world’s most advanced malaria vaccine in young children in several areas of sub-Saharan Africa, before considering wider use. The

South African President Jacob Zuma on Friday abandoned proposed hikes to university fees after days of protests culminating in police firing stun grenades at students outside government headquarters. Some demonstrators tried to