NIGERIA

In the African country, "unfortunately, they are more tolerant of some deaths than we would be in the U.S," an observer said.

"Those defecting from the PDP, based on the outcome of the presidential and national assembly elections, lack principles of integrity and morality. They are indeed stomach politicians.”

The All Progressives Congress accused the Peoples' Democratic Party of cheating during the presidential election.

Some Muslims said they were afraid to go home because of harassment from their Christian neighbors.

After losing national elections, the Peoples Democratic Party must win state-level races Saturday -- or face possible collapse.

The oba, or king, of Lagos threatened the Igbos with death if the ethnic group doesn't vote for the All Progressives Congress candidate on Saturday.

Hundreds of Kenyan students marched Tuesday to honor those killed last week in the attack at Garissa University College in northeast Kenya.

The All Progressives Congress blamed the alleged deaths of their Rivers state members on the Peoples Democratic Party in Nigeria.

"In a way, it's confirmation of what many of us had quietly feared for some time," said J. Peter Pham, director of the Africa Center at the Atlantic Council.

"If you go against my wish, you will perish in the water," the Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, told the Igbos.

Egg rolling is a popular British tradition on Easter Monday. The winner must roll a hard-boiled egg down a hill the farthest.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has ruled out the possibility of granting clemency to Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran.

Leaders from 25 African nations will hold a summit this week on Boko Haram, which has killed 15,000 people since 2009, the U.N. says.

The pontiff says in his Easter Sunday message the agreement “may be a definitive step toward a more secure and fraternal world.”

“You have a potential crisis here,” an observer says as conflict returns to the relatively peaceful Niger Delta region.

Militants carry out terror attacks on the run as military forces from three African nations advance against them.

The Roman Catholic Pope Francis made the remarks while presiding over the Via Crucis procession on Good Friday in Rome.

The presidential election results in Kano state were contested by President Goodluck Jonathan's PDP party, after Muhammadu Buhari won in a landslide.

Sub-Saharan Africa may soon see economic benefits from a “demographic dividend.”

To celebrate Muhammadu Buhari's presidential win, prostitutes across Nigeria are offering three days of free sex services.

Accused of bias, Attahiru Jega's term as chairman of Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission expires in a couple of months.