The presidential election in Togo on Saturday took place amid protests against the dynastic rule of the Gnassingbe family that has held onto power in the west African nation for ... Read more »

The acting head of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Ibrahim Magu has stunned his audience at a public event, which included President Muhammadu Buhari, when he blamed ... Read more »

In a meeting with their counterparts to discuss ways of protecting African countries from violence and instability, U.S. Army Africa Commanding General Roger Cloutier said that in ... Read more »

The European Commission has announced the allocation of U.S.$87,000 (N32 million) in humanitarian funding to assist families affected by the outbreak of Lassa fever. The fund will ... Read more »

A bill seeking the integration of former Boko Haram fighters back into society, has been submitted to the Nigerian parliament. It proposes the establishment of a commission that ... Read more »

Nigeria's Rebecca Sharibu, mother of the abducted Nigerian schoolgirl Leah Sharibu, is in London to mark the second anniversary of her daughter's abduction by a faction of Boko ... Read more »

The world football governing body, FIFA, has reported that Senegal has retained its top spot on the continent, followed by Tunisia and Nigeria. Ghana has moved up by one place on ... Read more »

The U.S. government has maintained that only once Nigeria improves on its data intelligence and information sharing systems, making it easier to investigate any immigrant wishing ... Read more »

The "terrible reality" of the disastrous crisis in the Sahel results from the interlinking of multiple conflicts, according to Ahmedou Ould Abdallah, a veteran retired United ... Read more »

Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has said the country needs an extra 100,000 soldiers to win the war against Boko Haram.  He said the country cannot win the battle against ... Read more »