Defending champions Ivory Coast made a winning start to their Africa Cup of Nations campaign on Wednesday, edging past Mozambique with a 1-0 victory.

Just a few minutes’ drive from the buzzing heart of Lagos — Nigeria’s commercial capital, a city powered by endless energy — lies a community, Seriki Kajola Community in Ifo Local Government, that has ...

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In a move that may well be worrying to the US and its ally Taiwan, China's most advanced aircraft carrier, the Fujian, has officially entered service this week. President Xi Jinping attended the ...

It's one of those New Year's resolutions often blurted out after a big family meal. "I'm going to run a marathon!" But like the cautionary saying "puppies aren't for Christmas, they're for life", one ...