NIGERIA

Under the administration of Barack Obama, the U.S. provided $71 million worth of equipment, logistics and training to Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Benin in the fight against Boko Haram.

Maryam Ali Maiyanga was discovered while troops were screening escapees from Boko Haram’s base in the Sambisa forest in Borno State.

The International Criminal Court is expected to investigate the U.S. for alleged war crimes and human rights abuses in Afghanistan.

Britain’s biggest manufacturing multinational allegedly hired middlemen to broker lucrative deals in at least 12 countries, even resorting to bribery in some cases.

 At least 43 woman were raped or sexually assaulted by security officials, Human Rights Watch alleged in a report Monday.

Iran and Iraq disagreed with production data and refused cuts, sending oil prices — already affected by the negative market sentiment Friday — further lower.

The Nigerian Military placed 30 people under arrest who were suspected of aiding Boko Haram in rustling and selling cattle.

The BBM app for the Android OS is getting new features with its newly released update.

The find comes at a difficult time for Exxon, which has seen profits plunge to a 17-year low.

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has asked parliament to approve plans to borrow $30 billion to fund infrastructure plans through 2018.

The 21 girls from Nigeria’s Chibok town were released by the ISIS-affiliated Boko Haram militant group earlier this month.

Oil prices could rise to near $60 a barrel by the end of next year.

Following attack by Boko Haram, the Nigerian Army has reportedly at least 83 soldiers missing in action.

A Boko Haram faction that previously released 21 kidnapped girls from Chibok Thursday says its willing to negotiate the freedom of 83 more.

An estimated 1.8 million people around the world died from tuberculosis in 2015.

Aisha Buhari is taking a stand for the well being of her country.

The girls were taken hostage from the northeast Nigerian town of Chibok in April 2014, triggering international outrage.

Americans have enjoyed low crude prices for about two years now, but the era may soon be over—for reasons both across the Atlantic and right here in the U.S.

Nigerians might normally be celebrating their country's birthday, but this year they are using the occasion to air their grievances with the political system and failing economy.

The new base, which is expected to be completed next year, will provide the U.S. greater access to Islamist extremists in countries like Libya, Mali and Nigeria.

Over a million of the nocturnal, slow-moving creatures were poached for their meat and unique scales in the last decade for Chinese and Vietnamese markets.