NIGERIA

The massacre in Nairobi illuminates the necessity of the security state that has gripped Abuja, Nigeria, in response to terror attacks there.

Kenya was already facing political, economic and social challenges before this weekend's tragedy.

Visiting Lagos as a New Yorker was a revelatory experience defined by stunning displays of wealth and poverty, among other things.

Online shopping is a business on the move in Africa, and a company called Jumia is leading the way.

As foreign oil firms back away from Nigeria amid worsening crises, companies closer to home are swooping in.

Connor Sheets fresh from his trip to Nigeria discovered that it could be one of the most homophobic nations in the world.

The booming Nigerian start-up Jumia has established itself as one of Africa's leading online retail portals in just 1.5 years.

A University of Lagos student has authored a study, lauded by his teachers, to prove that gay marriage is improper.

If South Africa's domestic economy continues to falter, fast-growing markets elsewhere on the continent could become even more attractive.

Gay life in Nigeria is evolving, even as the country considers a measure to make homosexuality a crime punishable by 14 years in prison.

An import terminal for liquified natural gas could counter Ghana's fast-growing energy demands.

Reduced production in Libya and Nigeria has contributed to a rise in oil prices, but increased production elsewhere may reverse that.

Clear majorities of the Muslim population in many of the countries surveyed were opposed to violence in the name of Islam.

Is the increase in oil theft and instability in Nigeria over the fall in oil production making western energy companies think twice in investing?

Shell is in talks with Nigeria's Bodo community, five years after two massive oil spills destroyed livelihoods there.

About 11 million people are affected by a severe food crises in the African Sahel, with no end in sight.

BP continues to explore and search for oil and gas in the Delta Nile region even as the Middle East tenses up.

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta isn't the only one angry with the ICC's focus on the African continent.

Rising global oil prices may keep oil-trade deficits and subsidy costs elevated for ASEAN economies.

Africa loses billions of dollars annually to tax evasion, but progress in St. Petersburg this week could begin to change that.

Aliko Dangote has signed a $3.3 billion financing deal to build Africa's biggest refinery in Nigeria.