Nigeria's kidnapping crisis casts a pall over an economic forum being hosted by the violence-plagued nation.
As China-Africa trade continues to grow, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang pledged economic support while on a four-country Africa tour.
A Nigerian senator has confirmed that Boko Haram militants attacked the border town of Gamboru Ngala on Monday night.
President Goodluck Jonathan has come under fire after waiting three weeks to publicly acknowledge the kidnappings in northern Nigeria.
Nigeria has accepted a U.S. intelligence offer after more than 200 girls were abducted by Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram.
The Nigerian insurgency may be spilling over into neighboring countries.
More kidnappings linked to Boko Haram as the U.S. offers help recovering at least 250 captives.
After Boko Haram announced it will sell 200 kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls on the market, we looked at where exactly those markets were.
The radical Islamist group in Nigeria vows to sell 276 young girls into slavery.
“One of the key features of the African digital renaissance is that it is increasingly homegrown,” says World Bank specialist.
Two weeks back, Boko Haram had kidnapped 250 high school girls in the middle of the night.
South Africa has lost the title of biggest African economy, but the nation that replaced it has a lot to do to spread its wealth more evenly.
Roughly 100 people are known to have stowed away under planes during flights worldwide, and only a fraction of them survived.
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Pope Francis pleads for the end of violence and wastefulness around the world.
In St. Peter's address, Francis condemns the wastefulness that exacerbates world hunger.
Boko Haram militants had duped the schoolgirls into thinking they were soldiers who had come to protect them, before abducting them.
After decades of turmoil, Angola is on the verge of catapulting to the top ranks of the world’s energy economy.
One of Nigeria's appeals is a debt-to-GDP ratio under 11 percent, according to Verod Capital.
Suspicion fell on Boko Haram, though there was no immediate claim of responsibility from slamists who are mainly active in the northeast.
The IPO - dually listed on London and Lagos exchanges - raised 300.9 million pounds, or roughly $500 million.
Nigeria is officially the largest economy in Africa, and multinationals are investing in talent from the diaspora to keep things moving.