Moon-sighting ceremonies, street iftars and extravagant horseback parades are ways to mark the fasting month in Africa.

Muslims across South Africa will celebrate Eid Al Fitr on. The announcement came after religious authorities confirmed the visibility of the Shawwal moon.

"The egregious attack on the Fambita Mosque - during Friday prayers in the ... and more recently into some other coastal West African nations. UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed ...

44 people were killed and many injured in a terrorist attack on a mosque in the African country of Niger. According to a ...

The assault in the village of Fonbita in the rural commune of Kokorou happened when militants identified as members of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) stormed a mosque, targeting ...

West Africa’s Sahel region has seen an uptick ... in the afternoon as people were attending a prayer service at the mosque during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. “The heavily armed ...

Islamist militants killed at least 44 civilians and severely injured 13 others during an attack on a mosque in southwest Niger on Friday, the country's defence ministry said.

Picture: X@CyrilRamaphosa As Muslims in South Africa begin their fast during the holy month of Ramadan, President Cyril Ramaphosa has proffered his best wishes to the Muslim community ...

Suspected attackers from the "Islamic State" militia in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) massacred worshippers at a mosque in southwestern Niger, the country's Interior Ministry said on Saturday. Deaths in ...