The public protector will question the president this week over allegations he was influenced by the wealthy family in making government appointments.
The country has everything going for it yet is plagued by debts and mismanaged budgets, as the disastrous $850mn fishing scheme clearly illustrates.
Former Lesotho Defence Force commander Maaparankoe Mahao was shot dead by soldiers last week, and there are fears it could spark a security crisis.
Zambia’s copper industry has been at the heart of campaigning for Tuesday’s presidential election and poses a big headache for the next leader.
Police have rescued three sailors taken from a cargo ship off the coast of Equatorial Guinea – a rare success story in Nigeria’s fight against piracy.
Boko Haram is abducting Christian women whom it converts to Islam on pain of death and then forces into "marriage" with fighters.
There are huge returns to be had in Nigeria where around 16-million homes are needed just to meet current demand.
President Goodluck Jonathan took a gamble when he launched an offensive on Boko Haram’s attempt to establish an Islamic state in northern Nigeria.
Nigeria’s Goodluck Jonathan has cut petrol prices and mass protests were suspended in an effort to continue talks over suspended fuel subsidies.
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/ 13 January 2012
Nigeria’s oil workers have continued their strike against the shelving of its fuel subsidies after talks with trade unions broke down.