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Insurgents ambush, kill at least 70 soldiers in Borno

At least 70 Nigerian soldiers were killed in an ambush on their convoy by Insurgents in Borno in the restive northeast, military and security sources

Nobel-winning peace negotiator Ahtisaari has coronavirus

Nobel laureate and former Finnish president Martti Ahtisaari has contracted the new coronavirus, his office said on Tuesday. The 82-year-old was award

Iran coronavirus death toll rises to 1,934

Iran on Tuesday announced 122 new deaths from the novel coronavirus, raising the official toll to 1,934 in one of the world’s worst hit countrie

Afro-jazz star Manu Dibango dies after contracting coronavirus

Veteran Afro-jazz star Manu Dibango died on Tuesday after contracting the new coronavirus, his representatives have confirmed. The 86-year-old Cameroo

Senegal, I.Coast declare states of emergency over coronavirus

The West African states of Senegal and Ivory Coast on Monday each declared a state of emergency in the face of the new coronavirus pandemic. Senegal w