NIGERIA

French nationals have been targeted before in the region by Boko Haram.

The facility will use technology to address some of Africa's most-pressing problems.

An American photographer tells the story of his treacherous, 13-hour bus ride from Lagos to Abuja in Nigeria.

That attack represented the culmination of long tensions between local Indians and a small Nigerian community.

Boko Haram has become a byword for instability in northern Nigeria, but Islamist militants are not the only ones to blame.

Fast economic growth across the African continent can worsen living conditions for slum dwellers.

African governments raised a record $8 billion in bonds this year, contributing to the continent's exposure to global financial breakdowns.

Plucked from Denver after winning the NBA Executive of the Year award, the Nigerian-born Masai Ujiri has shown the stomach to make plenty of big moves.

A polio epidemic in war-torn Syria has sparked fears of an outbreak if children are not vaccinated.

A new astronomical observatory on Entoto, near Addis Ababa, could set the stage for Ethiopian space science.

Africa is on pace to have 400 million Muslims by 2030, so the need for effective Islamic banking services is crucial.

The Saudis have been among the most vocal proponents of staging a military intervention in Syria.

More than 50,000 of those being treated as property are in the United States.

India topped the list as home to half of the world's slave population while Mauritania ranked first in percentage terms.

African leaders decided Saturday to push for an amendment barring the International Criminal Court from trying sitting heads of state.

An AU summit Friday could result in an unprecedented mass withdrawal from the International Criminal Court.

Ventures Africa wrote “Move over, Oprah!” in their latest issue, and named at least 55 Africans who are worth more than $143 billion each.

In the next three years, remittances to developing countries will rise by $140 billion as global migration soars.

Study findings raise concern over tobacco marketing after young children are able to recognize cigarette brands.

World population will increase to 9.7 billion from the current 7.1 billion; India will be the largest nation, a new study predicted.

The company hopes to build up a market among Africa's subsistence farming communities.