The blast took place in the city of Maiduguri, the capital of the restive Borno state in the northeast. No group has claimed responsibility for what authorities say was a suspected bombing.
A nightly raid on the outskirts of Accra led to the arrest of some 50 Nigerians on suspicion of online fraud. Ghana has been rife with online scam incidents, as its youth complain of scarce economic prospects.
Officials from Thailand and Cambodia begin four days of border talks as deadly clashes displace civilians and strain a fragile truce. The meeting is the first after fruitless efforts to reinstate a ceasefire.
Relations between Tokyo and Beijing are worsening over Taiwan, yet China may be exercising restraint and waiting for the right moment to hit back.
As Bangladesh heads toward a general election in early 2026, internal turmoil and external tensions present a major challenge.
On Christmas Eve 1914, battling German and British soldiers laid down their arms and sang Christmas carols together — a brief moment of peace in the midst of war.
US and Ukrainian negotiators agree on the new 20-point plan, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said, but key issues remain over ceding territory to Russia and Moscow's reaction to the new terms. DW has more.
Rudolph's red nose is essential to track Santa's progress across the globe, according to a NORAD spokesperson. Pope Leo XIV is set to celebrate his first Christmas Eve Mass as pontiff. Join us for more festive updates.
Following the 2021 coup and a divisive constitutional reform, elections are being held in Guinea. The frontrunner in the vote is junta leader Doumbouya, but experts criticize that opposition parties have been suspended.
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) will seek power in next year's state elections. Civil society groups are alarmed, as are security services, which have found that some of its factions represent extremist threats.
