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Beny Steinmetz’s company obtained iron ore deposits worth billions thanks to bribes paid to the wife of a West African president.

Abductions of students from schools in northern Nigeria are common and have become a source of concern since 2014 when Islamic extremists kidnapped over 200 schoolgirls in Borno state’s Chibok village

The deadly illness causes people to bleed from the eyes ears and mouth and is spread by infected rats. In 2022, three cases were reported in the UK after a family returned from West Africa

Omar, from West Africa, relocated to the UK in the hopes for a better future but he fell victim to exploitation after being forced to work never-ending shifts for little to no pay in Yorkshire

The US Fish and Wildlife Service said the pair would be moved to a new sanctuary after shocking video emerged of Romeo swimming alone in a dilapidated enclosure last month.

A 15-year-old boy found the afterbirth in a wooded path in Southampton on June 21, sparking a huge police operation to track down the mother - who cops say is likely West African - and her child

WARNING: DISTURBING IMAGES. Ephraim Che was one of the few survivors after a silent killer swept through a small village called Nyos and killed everything in its sight – over one night

Charles Wotten died in Liverpool in 1919 and was buried in a pauper’s grave, but now his new headstone has been officially unveiled at Anfield Cemetery

The attack, which is thought to have happened in 2012, saw the American guards fire several warning shots at the Somali pirates who attempted to hijack the large cargo vessel

The Scunthorpe-based company, which announced plans for hundreds of job losses last month, revealed it had netted a deal for a Guinea freight line

WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES - A metal hair pin penetrated a young girl's throat after she tripped and the tip exited behind her ear. She suffered with excessive bleeding

Armed men attacked the station in Igueben town in Edo State, abducting an unknown number of people waiting to board, said Chidi Nwabuzor, the police spokesman for Edo State, in a statement

A devastating crash has killed at least 40 and injured dozens more after two buses collided head-on in the village of Gnivy, in the Kaffrine region of Senegal, at about 3.30am on Sunday