The suicide car bombing that killed at least 38 people in Nigeria has claimed victims across religious and ethnic lines, putting everyone at risk.
A car bombing near a church in northern Nigeria on Easter Sunday has killed at least 20, in a stark reminder of a similar attack on Christmas Day.
The Islamist group may have jihadist overtones, but its rise and power lies in Nigeria’s failure to deliver to its citizens adequately.
A lawsuit has been brought against Nigeria’s president for using armed soldiers and tanks to stop a protest in the city against high petrol prices.
Eleven people have been killed after suspected members of Boko Haram were entangled in a shoot-out when troops raided their alleged hideout.
Nigeria’s Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, backed by Africa’s leading economies, has announced her interest in the World Bank’s top job.
China’s rapid-response approach to investing in Africa means the age of deferred aid is over, says Tony Blair. And the West is determined to catch up.
Suspected members of Islamist group Boko Haram have opened fire on a checkpoint in Nigeria with two police officers and a soldier feared dead.
Two Europeans who were held hostage in Nigeria by kidnappers claiming ties to al-Qaeda have been killed before rescuers could free them.
South Africa has apologised for deporting 125 Nigerians accused of using fake vaccination certificates, seeking to defuse a growing dispute.
Islamist group Boko Haram have been accused of being suspects in the latest attacks on government buildings in the north of Nigeria.
Nigeria has accused South Africa of xenophobia after 125 of its travellers were refused entry into SA due to allegedly fake vaccination cards.
Troops in Nigeria have shot and killed three suspected Boko Haram members after they were allegedly caught trying to burn down a school.
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/ 29 February 2012
Nigeria’s north-east areas have been hit by attacks after one school was set ablaze, another was destroyed and a police station was hit by gunmen.
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/ 28 February 2012
The UN says pirate attacks off Africa’s west coast in the Gulf of Guinea are increasing and becoming more violent, sophisticated and systematic.
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/ 26 February 2012
A suicide bomber attacked a church in the Nigerian city of Jos on Sunday, killing two people and Christian youth beat two Muslims to death in revenge.
India has been removed from a list of polio endemic countries by the World Health Organisation, marking a victory for its health workers.
Senegal’s presidential candidates have held their final rallies as protesters marched in the streets. Tensions are high ahead of Sunday’s poll.
Suspected Boko Haram Islamists have killed five Muslim worshippers in a mosque and attacked a prison and police station in northern Nigeria.
Survey by Save the Children highlights the devastating effects of malnutrition and predicts a disaster if the situation isn’t remedied.
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/ 13 February 2012
A maritime watchdog has warned ships to steer clear of Nigerian waters due to a trio of recent piracy attacks including an assault still underway.
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/ 11 February 2012
Two blasts went off outside a customs building in Nigeria’s flashpoint city of Maiduguri, the base of Boko Haram Islamists.
Bombs have exploded at two military bases in a central Nigerian city at the heart of ethnic and religious unrest in Africa’s most populous nation.
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/ 5 February 2012
Nigeria’s Movement for the Emancipaton of the Niger Delta has claimed responsibility for the attack on an oil pipeline owned by Italian firm Eni.
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/ 3 February 2012
In the fast-changing world of violent Sunni Muslim activism, it is reassuring to find that some things remain the same.
Jihadists blame country’s woes on secular state and say they have al-Qaeda’s support in their fight.
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/ 29 January 2012
Nigeria’s Boko Haram Islamists has urged residents of the flashpoint city of Kano to "persevere" as the group attacks the country’s security services.
President Goodluck Jonathan has considered enteingr the race for chairperson of the African Union after Gambia pulled out of the running this week.
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/ 28 January 2012
Boko Haram has killed hundreds in attacks that authorities have been unable to stop, prompting calls for talks to bring an end to the bloodshed.
Many say the attacks are not religious in nature and are an attempt to overthrow the president.
A crowd of youths have stormed a bombed Nigeria police station, vandalising property and warning that police officers returning would be killed.
Members of the Nigerian terror group Boko Haram received explosives training at al-Qaeda camps in northern Africa, Niger’s foreign minister says.