NIGERIA

A USAID resiliency program for Niger and Burkina Faso has been delayed by a search for contractors.

The death of extremist militia leader Abubakar Shekau would be significant, but not a game-changer, for Nigeria.

Chelsea host Hull City on the opening weekend of the Premier League season.

With two of Japan's nuclear reactors down for servicing, the nation is looking for LNG that is readily available.

The treaty known as ATT hasn't gained much traction globally, but proponents hope more nations will be inspired to follow Nigeria's lead.

At least 44 people were gunned down during morning prayers Sunday.

As African economies grow at breakneck speeds, the U.S. is reexamining old import/export laws.

Western Union is trying to shed its old-fashioned image by getting hitched to a Nigerian mobile money enterprise.

Severe widespread lead poisoning in Bagega was discovered in 2010, but cleanup measures only began in February 2013.

The oil company's Q2 profits dropped 60 percent because of higher exploration costs, production disruptions, and a write-down of shale assets.

The vote count for the Zimbabwe elections has begun, but the opposition party is already contesting the results.

Amelia Rose Earhart, a relative of the legendary pilot, has announced plans to fly around the world in a Pilatus PC-12 NG aircraft.

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has revealed he expects Didier Drogba to return to Stamford Bridge.

Britain’s Home Office has confirmed the plan despite complaints of discrimination from the targeted countries.

South Africa leads the way as other African countries begin to realize nuclear goals.

Firefighting crews have been dispatched to the scene, after cloud of natural gas ignited overnight.

Cameroonian LGBT activist Eric Lembembe was brutally and mysteriously killed last week.

Nigerians suspected of stealing oil from lucrative pipelines may soon be behind bars for good.

With better technology and smarter science, Africa could solve its own hunger problem.

The Nigerian government failed to sell the banks in 2011 before the recapitalization deadline expired on each bank.

The International Maritime Bureau says that piracy is declining around the world, except off the coast of West Africa.