Russia is arming Kyrgyzstan's military, to the northeast of Afghanistan, to counter threats from the Islamic State group.
According to Unicef, the militant group Boko Haram has put more than a million children out of school in Northern Africa.
Boko Haram pledged allegiance to ISIS in March. The militant group in Nigeria apparently has killed more than 1,000 people in the past two months.
The addition of Yom Kippur puts the U.N. official holiday list at 11.
Saudi Arabia announced Tuesday a newly formed, 34-nation military alliance to fight ISIS. Nigeria was among the countries named that was caught off guard by the announcement.
To curb the growing number of attacks by Boko Haram female suicide bombers, West African leaders are seeking to bar women from wearing Islamic veils in public.
Two major obstacles could compromise a U.N. resolution's effectiveness in crushing the Islamic State group's finances.
The elephant tusks were in boxes from Nigeria labeled as synthetic wigs.
Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to grow the economy and stabilize Nigeria's naira currency by eradicating corruption stemming from his predecessor.
The villages are all located near Buratai, the hometown of Nigeria’s military chief.
Islam is both a religion and a form of government, the former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania argued during Tuesday's "undercard" Republican debate.
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs urged authorities "to exercise restraint" after raids on a minority sect.
Seven members of a Shiite Muslim sect in Nigeria were reportedly killed after they attempted to block a convoy carrying the army chief of staff in the northern city of Zaria.
"My idea [was] to create a beautiful feast for the eyes reminiscent of a warm and joyful season filled with international treasures and signature fabrics," said designer Duro Olowu.
The Saudi government has not updated its initial figure of 769 casualties since the incident occurred in September.
Nigeria, Africa’s leading oil producer, has suffered this year from an almost 60 percent plunge in crude prices since June last year. But the latest data shows its economy is slowly rebounding.
Africa's largest economy was losing about $1 billion per month due to corruption, according to Nigeria's former central bank governor.
It was not immediately clear who was responsible for the attacks although the swampy maze of islands has previously been targeted by Islamist militant group Boko Haram from neighboring Nigeria.
The bill would require that critics accompany any future petitions with court affidavits, and if petitions were proved false, the offender could face jail time or a fine as high as $20,000.
The militant group, which has attacked over 1,200 schools and killed at least 600 teachers, wants to destroy the country's school system and deprive Nigeria of its future workforce.
Federal funding for the country's National AIDS Control Program was slashed by a fifth earlier this year -- a decision that was roundly criticized by health activists.
Suicide bombings, often carried out by young women, are becoming almost daily occurrences in Cameroon's Far North region.
