NIGERIA

Despite having just 7 percent of the Chinese smartphone market, Apple ranks first on desirability.

Women make up more than 50 percent of the global population, but less than 20 percent of parliamentary seats are filled by females.

The United States ranks pretty low on the first-ever index that measures LGBT inclusion in armed forces.

The Department of Justice called this the largest civil forfeiture case ever brought against a foreign leader by the U.S.

Mexico and Nigeria continue their preparations for this summer’s World Cup when they meet in Wednesday’s friendly in Atlanta.

Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez is one of the Europe-based players that Mexico coach Miguel Herrera will take a look at in Wednesday’s friendly with Nigeria.

The World Bank counts the East African nation of Uganda among the poorest countries in the world.

Shell plans to sell its Nigerian property, as it has repeatedly been plundered and damaged.

Chris Elvis, a 30-year-old Nigerian father, was reportedly arrested for padlocking his young son’s mouth, burning him with a hot iron and beating the “evil child” to death for causing him ill-fortune.

Boko Haram, whose name means “western education is sinful,” also reportedly burned down 24 buildings at the school.

And you'll never guess where the biggest overvaluation exists, which ran current account deficits of 12 percent to 40 percent of GDP.

Mozilla has announced a project to produce a $25 smartphone for emerging markets; but how does it compare to others?

Polio has long been one of the most feared diseases in the world. The US experienced a huge polio epidemic in the 1950’s when it paralyzed 20,000 people in one year.

Experts wonder whether a virus exhibiting polio-like symptoms that has been reported elsewhere in the world may have reached California.

President Obama's Power Africa initiative is just gearing up with a groundbreaking geothermal project in Ethiopia.

Nigeria’s central bank governor has been dismissed after months of tension with the country's president over corruption allegations.

Animal activist and researcher Jane Goodall compared Chinese investment in Africa to British colonialism.

The Anglo-Dutch oil giant announced plans earlier to speed up the pace of asset sales.

Mobile marketing experts talked to IBTimes about how advertisers can reach a growing consumer base in Africa.

A U.S.-educated Nigerian engineer has invented a “one-stop-shop” processing machine to help farmers save money –- but is anyone interested?

Political and economic volatility in Argentina has underscored how frontier markets can turn sour quickly.