Critics Line Up Against Benin President's Preferred Successor
Benin Prime Minister Lionel Zinsou speaks to the U.N. General Assembly in New York, Sept. 30, 2015. COTONOU, BENIN—The candidate favored...
Buhari Willing to Negotiate With Boko Haram for Chibok Girls
Bring Back Our Girls campaigners gather at a candlelight ceremony in Abuja marking the 500th day since the abduction of girls in Chibok,...
2015 Brought Progress in Fight Against Ebola, HIV, Polio
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation's 2015 World AIDS Day Commemoration takes place at Arclight Hollywood Theater in Los Angeles to celebrate...
100 Killed in Gas Tanker Blast in Nigeria
An explosion at an industrial gas plant in southern Nigeria ignited an inferno, killing at least 100 people and injuring many others,...
Former Boko Haram Captives Take Refuge in Cameroon
Former Nigerian hostages held by Boko Haram who were freed by the Cameroonian military arrive in Maroua, Cameroon, in this still image...
Dutch Court: Nigerian Farmers Can Sue Shell Over Oil Spills
Friends of the Earth campaign leader Geert Ritsema, second left, and plaintiff Eric Dooh, left, wait for the start of the ruling in the...
Shi'ites: Nigerian Soldiers Kill 12, Besiege Islamic Movement
LAGOS, NIGERIA—Soldiers besieging the home of the leader of a Shi'ite movement accused of trying to assassinate Nigeria's army chief have...
7 Civilians Dead in Cameroon Suicide Attack
At least seven civilians were killed Friday in a suicide attack in a part of Cameroon where Boko Haram militants are active. The French...
Boko Haram Still a Threat as Deadline Nears
Minister of Information Lai Mohammed briefs the media on the town of Bama liberated from Boko Haram, during a news conference in Abuja,...
Niger to Transfer 500 Boko Haram Prisoners to Nigeria
Men line up in July 2015 after being detained on suspicion of affiliation with Boko Haram. NIAMEY, NIGER—Niger has agreed to transfer...
