The number of irregular migrants crossing the Channel to Britain in small boats in 2024 soared by a quarter compared with the previous year, government data showed Wednesday.

President Bola Tinubu says his government will unveil the National Values Charter already approved by the Federal Executive Council in the first quarter of 2025.

Benin Republic on Tuesday summoned a Nigerien diplomat following an allegation by Niger's junta chief, Abdourahamane Tchiani, that neighbouring countries were backing terrorists in West Africa. Benin is seeking clarification from the diplomat after Tchiani accused the country of serving as a rear base for terrorists and wanting to destabilise Niger. An official letter of…

Five people died across Germany and a police officer was seriously injured from accidents linked to the powerful fireworks Germans traditionally set off to celebrate the new year, police said in a preliminary count.

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said in an end-of-year speech that French forces will withdraw from the West African nation in January, making it the latest country to weaken military ties with the former colonial power.