The West African territory, now known as the Federal Republic of Nigeria, was first discovered in 1472 by three researchers from Portugal — Joao de Santarem, Lopo Goncalves, Pero Escobar ...

Two 7,000-year-old mummies from the Takarkori rock shelter in the Sahara have been found to be from a group with a previously ...

Three unidentified suspects were killed during Tuesday's operation, which was led by the South African Police Service's elite Hawks unit, police said.

A pastor from the United States was allegedly kidnapped by multiple armed men during a service at his church in South Africa ...

A Tennessee pastor who was abducted in South Africa has reportedly been rescued following a police operation that ended in a deadly shootout.