Tag: Nigeria
American woman freed after being held captive in Nigeria
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - An American woman who was lured to Nigeria by a man she met on Facebook has been rescued after spending...
Rare gorillas in Nigeria captured on camera with babies
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - Conservationists have captured the first images of a group of rare Cross River gorillas with multiple babies in Nigeria's Mbe...
Rare gorillas in Nigeria captured on camera with babies
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - Conservationists have captured the first images of a group of rare Cross River gorillas with multiple babies in Nigeria's Mbe...
The Latest: Fauci: US could reach 100,000 new cases a day
WASHINGTON - Dr. Anthony Fauci said coronavirus cases could grow to 100,000 a day in the U.S. if Americans don’t start following public health...
Sale of sacred statues riles Black Lives Matter campaigners
PARIS (AP) - A pair of sacred statues that a Nigerian museum commission and protesters claimed were looted during the country's 1960s civil war...
Auction of contested African artifacts going ahead in Paris
PARIS (AP) - A Nigerian commission has called for the cancellation of an auction Monday of sacred Nigerian statues in Paris, which it alleges...
Islamic extremists attack 3 towns in northeastern Nigeria
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) - Three attacks by Islamic extremists, including an assault on Monguno, a military garrison town, have killed more than 40 people...
Aid groups ‘alarmed’ by little US coronavirus assistance
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - More than two dozen international aid organizations have told the U.S. government they are “increasingly alarmed†that “little to no U.S....
Aid groups ‘alarmed’ by little US coronavirus assistance
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - More than two dozen international aid organizations have told the U.S. government they are “increasingly alarmed†that “little to no U.S....
The Latest: New York City to begin reopening June 8
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and...