The Nigerian authorities say more than 270 inmates are now known to be missing after escaping from custody when severe flooding damaged a prison in...

The Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, has expressed concern that several leaders of the Boko Haram terrorist group, who are currently...

The pattern of targeting detention facilities shows that insurgents are determined to break their members out of prison. By Malik Samuel  The...

The pattern of targeting detention facilities shows that insurgents are determined to break their members out of prison. By Malik Samuel  The...

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko announced on Wednesday that he will pardon another 30 political prisoners, the third release of political...

ABUJA (Reuters) - Floods that swept through Nigeria's northeastern Borno state have affected up to 1 million people, the state governor said on...

ABUJA (Reuters) - Floods that swept through Nigeria's northeastern Borno state have affected up to 1 million people, the state governor said on...

Devastating floods collapsed walls at a jail in Maiduguri in northeastern Nigeria early last week, allowing 281 prisoners to escape, prison...

(RFE/RL) — At least eight people were killed and 2,750 were wounded when pagers exploded simultaneously in Lebanon, the health minister said on...

(Reuters) - Floods in Myanmar have killed at least 226 people in just over a week, state media reported on Tuesday, after heavy rains brought on...