NIGERIA

While some investors are dubious about Africa's political problems, its economic future remains bright, Ernst & Young analysts say.

The continent has experienced a massive increase in cell phone users, but the infrastructure needs to be there.

Jihadist groups in North Africa need millions to finance their activities, so they have moved on from kidnapping to something much more lucrative: drug trafficking.

Over 60 people have been killed in a series of attacks since last weekend in Maiduguri, the capital of the restive state of Borno.

The legislation would build a stronger law against sexual crimes, which are rampant in the West African country.

The decrease in cannabis use in the U.K. comes as its price has risen, to a point where it is two-thirds more expensive than it is in Spain.

The displaced students lack the necessary documents to be granted admission into government schools.

“The soldiers said: ‘Welcome to your die house. Welcome to your place of death,’” a former detainee told Amnesty International.

In its propaganda magazine, the Islamic State group suggests the possibility of bringing a nuclear weapon to the United States through drug routes.

The extremist group has released a video featuring gunfights and boasting.

Murtala Nyako was impeached by lawmakers in the northeast state last year after he resigned from the then-ruling Peoples Democratic Party.

Once Mozambique’s new laws go into effect, there will still be 35 African countries that deem homosexuality a criminal act.

Nigeria media have estimated the watch costs roughly $52,000, or more than what President Muhammadu Buhari earns in three months from his official salary.

Hundreds of LGBT people have been killed in violent attacks since 2011 despite continued efforts to protect their rights, a U.N. report says.

Days after his inauguration, Nigeria's anti-corruption president finds out officials at his central bank may have been crooked.

A string of attacks by suspected Boko Haram militants have come in the wake of the inauguration of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari.

A suicide bomber detonated his explosives outside a mosque just hours after a Boko Haram attack.

Nigeria would likely accept military assistance to battle Boko Haram, and it has vowed to take a more proactive stance against the militant group.

The Nigerian president-elect will be sworn in Friday morning.

Buhari, a Muslim from northern Nigeria, was expected to take the oath of office Friday after vowing on the campaign trail to wipe out the Boko Harem insurgency and national political corruption.

How can Muhammadu Buhari, who criticized the Nigerian army throughout his presidential campaign, restore national security upon taking office Friday?