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BEVERLY HILLS, September 25, (THEWILL) - Jihadist fighters linked to the Islamic State group on Friday killed 15 security personnel in an ambush on the convoy of the regional governor in restive northeast Nigeria, three security said. Sources told...

"Strong people don't put others down -- they lift them up." So says the discreet sign at the entrance to one of the most remarkable research facilities in Africa. Run by a Cameroon-raised, Harvard-trained molecular biologist, the African Centre of Excellence...

BEVERLY HILLS, July 04, (THEWILL) - Earl Cameron, who broke down racial barriers by becoming one of British film’s first black stars in the 1950s, has died at the age of 102, his family said on Saturday. The Bermuda-born Cameron...

Little Richard, one of the chief architects of rock ‘n’ roll whose piercing wail, pounding piano and towering pompadour irrevocably altered popular music while introducing black R&B to white America, died Saturday after battling bone cancer. He was 87. Pastor...

The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Saturday that there is no evidence that people who test positive for the new coronavirus and recover are immunised and protected against reinfection. The warning suggests that the issuance of “immune passports” may...

BEVERLY HILLS, April 09, (THEWILL) – The African Development Bank (AfDB) has created a $10 billion emergency fund to help the continent’s countries fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Africa, the world’s poorest continent, may be badly exposed to the pandemic...

Iran says it has launched “tens” of surface-to-surface missiles at Iraq’s Ain Assad air base housing U.S. troops over America’s killing of a top Iranian general. State TV described it early Wednesday as Tehran’s revenge operation over the killing of...

Two Nigerian men were arrested on Thursday as American authorities clamp down on fraudsters who attempted to swindle unsuspecting victims of $40m. The group of fraudsters, numbering 80, have been implicated in several internet frauds until their arrest. The indictment alleges...

Former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi died on Monday in a Cairo hospital after fainting during a session in court, judicial and security sources said. “He was speaking before the judge for 20 minutes then became very animated and fainted. He...

Nigeria’s High Court on Tuesday ordered five top football bosses to face trial for corruption, as they are accused of stealing millions of dollars intended to develop the game in the country. Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) president, Amaju Pinnick, and...