NIGERIA

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.

The Peoples Democratic Party lost majority legislative power in Nigeria for the first time in 16 years.

Secretary of State John Kerry said that the U.S. wanted to do more to fight the group, but it depended on a free and fair election in Nigeria.

Burkina Faso’s government confirmed on Wednesday that an outbreak of H5N1 avian flu was responsible for the deaths of large numbers of chickens in two regions of the country in recent weeks.

Chad's army said its forces had killed hundreds of Boko Haram militants and lost nine of its own troops in clashes in northern Nigeria on Wednesday.

Nigeria's newly elected ruler Muhammadu Buhari and President Goodluck Jonathan exchanged words of praise, but Jonathan's party rejected some results.

Three-quarters of the world's executions happen in just three Mideast countries, according to Amnesty International.

Investors expected the worst, but Nigerian citizens proved them wrong.

Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress defeated President Goodluck Jonathan, impressing Nigerian voters with his fierce campaign on security and anti-corruption.

A former military dictator, Muhammadu Buhari, wins in the country's first-ever democratic transfer of power.

To win the presidency, a candidate must win more than half of all valid votes and at least 25 percent in two-thirds of Nigeria’s 36 states.

Nigerian opposition leader Muhammadu Buhari built a lead of 2 million votes with three-quarters of states counted on Monday, raising the prospect of a stunning ballot box victory for him.

Leaders of the All Progressives Congress say ballot rigging and other problems occurred in Anambra and Akwa Ibom states.

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan's campaign representative has accused the media of spreading false results in favor of the opposition party.

The country's presidential and parliamentary elections continued for a second day, after Boko Haram attacks and claims of voting irregularities.

Backed by fighter jets, Nigerian troops took on the Islamist militant group outside the city of Bauchi.

“At least half the village has been burned," a federal lawmaker from Buratai says.