NIGERIA

An abandoned slave fort in Sierra Leone is undergoing restoration so that it can be opened to the public. Officials hope that it will generate much-needed tourism revenues in the war-torn country.

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime released in its World Drug Report 2012 this week data underlying a list of the top 12 cannabis-smoking countries in the world compiled by Business Insider. The good old U.S. of A. landed at No. 7.

In Nigeria, overpopulation is a definite problem. Cutting down on fertility rates would help, but the government must choose the right plan of attack.

Nigeria is one of the world's top oil producers, but the industry is controlled by the state and corruption at both the local and national level have halted most economic and social development.

Three of Africa's most notorious Islamic militant groups are joining forces, some American officials fear.

These unnamed new tactics could include a dialog between the government and Boko Haram, however on Sunday Jonathan again said that he would not talk to the insurgents unless they came forward with a list of specific demands

The U.S. State Department has designated three prominent commanders of the Nigerian militant Islamic group Boko Haram as international terrorists.

African migrants in China have a life that is light years away from the glamour, adulation and affluence enjoyed by Drogba.

The U.S. government is expected to formally apply a foreign terrorist label Thursday to three alleged leading figures of the fanatic Nigerian Muslim group Boko Haram, officials said Wednesday evening.

Pope Benedict XVI has condemned the ongoing religious violence in northern Nigeria, and pleaded with both Christians and Muslims to stop the killings.

Nigerian rebel group Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for the three suicide attacks on churches in Kaduna state on Sunday, saying that the bombings were retribution for past Christian atrocities against Muslims.

After the Church bombings, two of which occurred in the city of Zaria and one in Kaduna City, a mob of Christians in Kaduna state retaliated by killing more than 50 people.

Forbes has upped its wealth estimate for Aliko Dangote, founder and chief executive officer of the Dangote Group, to $11.2 billion.

Nigerian rebel group Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the twin attacks on evangelical churches that killed at least four people and injured dozens more on Sunday.

Crude oil production from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) rose 40,000 barrels per day (b/d) to 31.75 million in May, a new survey has shown.

Nigerian forces shot and killed at least 16 suspected Boko Haram militants during a firefight in the northern city of Maiduguri on Tuesday.

In the wake of two Nigerian airline crashes this weekend, it may seem that the country's aviation industry is in a dangerous tailspin. But the broader trends make a different case.

When a Dana Air plane crashed in Lagos, Nigeria on Sunday, it aroused concerns that, despite improvements made over the last five years, there are still major safety issues in the nation?s aviation industry.

The 153 passengers traveling on Dana Air to Lagos, Nigeria, are confirmed dead and more casualties may be on the ground, officials told the media.

A German engineer claimed to be held by al-Qaida militants was stabbed to death Thursday in the midst of a Nigerian military raid on a home in the northern city of Kano.

Ending six years of terror is clearly in Somalia's best interest, especially as the transitional government's mandate nears its end, but scattering the rebels could realize Washington's fear that al Shabab will move deeper into Africa.