Boko Haram drives 19 000 farmers from land in Nigeria
The rebel group has driven 19 000 rice farmers from their land, while a military crackdown is preventing thousands more from working their fields.
Stick, then carrot for Nigeria's Boko Haram
President Goodluck Jonathan took a gamble when he launched an offensive on Boko Haram's attempt to establish an Islamic state in northern Nigeria.
Now is the time for SA and Nigeria
Conditions are auspicious for Africa's two biggest economies to work together for mutual profit.
Nigerian behemoth offers bounty for local companies
Nigeria’s rapid growth, despite a number of domestic challenges, could result in the country overtaking South Africa as the largest economy.
Twin terror attacks in Niger leave several dead
Several people have been killed in separate suicide bomb attacks in Niger that showed the fight against militants was spreading across West Africa.
Nigeria's military takes back five rebel strongholds
Pressing on with a sweeping offensive against Boko Haram militants, Nigeria's military says it re-established control in five remote areas.
Nigeria imposes 24-hour curfew as offensive presses on
Nigeria's military has enforced a round-the-clock curfew in parts of the north-eastern city of Maiduguri, the home base of Boko Haram.
Nigeria military attack on camp leaves 21 dead
Soldiers in Nigeria have shelled suspected camps of extremists in the first military action of a new offensive against insurgents, says an official.
Boko Haram holds Nigeria to ransom
President Goodluck Jonathan has declared a state of emergency in three northeastern states
Nigeria declares state of emergency in three states
Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has imposed a state of emergency in three states worst hit by increasing violence by Boko Haram extremists.
SA and Nigeria need to complement each other, not compete
South Africa has positioned itself as the voice of African interests, when talking to just about anybody on the global stage in Brics and G20.
New Boko Haram video claims attacks, shows hostages
The purported head of Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for two recent deadly attacks in the northeast in a video.
Nigeria, SA love affair reignited
Nigeria and South Africa have put aside internal political battles that upset a once-stable relationship.
42 dead in Nigeria extremist attacks
Co-ordinated attacks by Islamic extremists armed with heavy machine guns have killed at least 42 people in northeast Nigeria.
Weekend clashes leave 185 dead in Nigeria
At least 185 people in a fishing community have been killed in weekend clashes between Nigeria's military and Islamic extremists.
Zuma oils the wheels of friendship
By agreeing to buy more of Nigeria's oil, South Africa has in effect restored some warmth to the frosty relations between the two countries.
Nigerian state launches anti-rumour campaign
A campaign to stamp out the spreading of rumours in Bayelsa, the home state of Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, is now underway.
