Interim Prime Minister Ali Larayedh described Ansar Al-Sharia as an illegal organisation after supporters of the Salafist group clashed with police. Read more »

The declaration of a state of emergency by the president in the three states of Yobe, Borno and Adamawa continues to generate controversy around the country. Read more »

The outspoken bishop emeritus of the Catholic Diocese of Monrovia, Archbishop Michael Kpakala Francis, is dead following a long illness. Read more »

Politicals parties have reacted with shock over Frank Bwalya's promises that he would not prosecute homosexuals if he were to be elected president in 2016. Read more »

The Secretary of the Christian Association of Nigeria in Borno State, Reverend Faye Pama Musa was shot dead in his house by unknown gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram ... Read more »

One of the leaders of the Boko Haram sect, Aliyu Tashaku, has expressed reservation on the constitution of the Presidential Amnesty Committee for Dialogue and ruling out going into ... Read more »

Sudan has accused South Sudan of supporting rebels from the Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF) who are responsible for multiple attacks in several states across the country. Read more »

The presidential committee dealing with the security challenges in the north has said that members of Boko Haram had been very open and frank with them during their talks with the ... Read more »

The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs has called on members of Boko Haram to accept an offer of amnesty and stop further bloodshed and destruction of property in the ... Read more »

President Jakaya Kikwete has vowed to bring to book the perpetrators of the Arusha church bombing and promised that the government will beef up security at places of worship. Read more »