Fire guts Nigerian Army headquarters in Abuja

Fire gutted the Nigerian Army Headquarters complex in Abuja on Tuesday.
Zimbabwe's former Vice-President Kembo Mohadi
Zimbabwe veep resigns over sexual allegations he denies
Zimbabwe's second vice-president Kembo Mohadi has resigned. The move comes barely a week after he dismissed reports that went viral accusing him of immoral relations involving married subordinates.
President Museveni, wife (c) posing with a group of youth whose Facebook account were closed
Museveni slams Facebook over alleged bias
President Museveni has lashed out at Facebook, saying the tech giant is biased after it closed several accounts of government supporters alleging they sought to manipulate public debate ahead of the Jan. 14 elections.
The African Union flag
US tasks AU to take central role in Ethiopia's Tigray crisis
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday called on the African Union and other international partners to help address a deepening crisis in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region as he condemned alleged atrocities in fighting there.
Mahamane Ousmane
Niger's opposition leader Mahamene Ousmane calls for release of political prisoners
Niger’s former president and now opposition leader, Mahamane Ousmane has called on the release of political prisoners and a stop to frequent harassment and threats to activists.
Some 300 schoolchildren were kidnapped in Nigeria
Parents await news at Nigeria school after more than 300 girls kidnapped
Parents of more than 300 kidnapped Nigerian schoolchildren could only wait for news Saturday, as more than 40 others seized elsewhere 10 days ago were freed.
The operation was carried out in the Sahel region of Burkina Faso
At least 11 alleged terrorists killed in northern Burkina Faso
At least 11 alleged terrorists were killed and one was caught during an army operation from Tuesday to Wednesday in the north-east of Burkina Faso, a statement from the Burkina Faso armed forces said.