An explosion at the Soku oil facility operated by the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited in Akuku Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State has been confirmed. The cause of the explosion is yet to be ascertained—whether it was caused by equipment failure, sabotage, or an attack on the facility. However, following the intractable…

Six Kenyan police officers were killed by suspected Al-Shabaab Islamist militants who overran a reservist base on Sunday, police said. The militants attacked a police reservist camp at Biyamadhow in Garissa County on the border with Somalia, a spokesman told reporters. The attack happened early on Sunday morning and the spokesperson said the "suspected militia…

Real Madrid's women's team earned their first ever victory over Liga F champions Barcelona with a shock 3-1 away triumph on Sunday at the Olympic stadium. Pere Romeu's Barcelona remain top of the table, four points ahead of second place Madrid after losing their second league match this season under rain and hail before a…

Four political activists in Burkina Faso, belonging to a political movement denouncing civilian massacres blamed on the army and allied militias, have been kidnapped, their group said on Sunday. Their abduction follows that of another member of the same Servir et Non Se Servir (SENS) movement on Tuesday, and added to numerous other kidnappings of…

The founder of Zimbabwe's first independent daily newspaper, credited with opening up the country's tightly-controlled media space, died aged 74, his family said on Sunday. Geoff Nyarota had been battling cancer, his son Julian Tafirenyika Nyarota told AFP. Launched in 1999, The Daily News newspaper, was the sole independent daily in the southern African nation…