Nigeria Social Media Bill Draws Protests
A user checks applications on a smartphone. LAGOS, NIGERIA—Protesters marched to Nigeria’s National Assembly on Tuesday to denounce a...
Doctor and wife jailed for keeping slave for 24 years
Emmanuel Edet and his wife Antan A doctor and his nurse wife who kept a man in forced servitude for almost a quarter of a century after...
US Embassy in Nigeria Warns of Possible Terrorist Attacks
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Embassy in Nigeria said Friday that it had received information that groups "associated with terrorism" might be...
Dozens Killed in Lake Chad Suicide Bombings
Three suicide bombers attacked a market in Chad Saturday killing at least 27 people, Chadian officials said. The attack took place on an...
African Nations Vulnerable to Effects of Climate Change
Mejury Tererai, 31, works in her maize field near Gokwe, Zimbabwe, May 20, 2015. Southern Africa has suffered one of its worst harvests...
100 Boko Haram Fighters Killed, 900 Hostages Freed in Cameroon Operation
Cameroon says its troops have killed 100 Boko Haram militants and freed 900 captives that were held by the Nigeria-based militant group....
Former Nigerian minister arrested over $2 billion arms deal
Nigeria's former minister of state for finance has been arrested in connection with a $2 billion arms deal that is currently being...
Boko Haram militants kill Four, wound two in Niger attack
Militants from the Islamist group Boko Haram killed eight people in an attack on a village in the southeast of Niger, a private local...
Niger says Boko Haram gunmen kill 18 in village bordering Nigeria
Niger's government said on Thursday that Boko Haram militants killed 18 people, including a local religious leader, in an attack on a...
Buhari Bounce Becomes Bust as Nigeria Policies Irk Investors
When Muhammadu Buhari clinched victory in Nigeria’s presidential elections in March, stocks soared as investors looked to the former...
