Mobile Phones In Africa: Subscriber Growth To Slow Sharply As Companies Struggle To Reach Rural Populations And Offer Faster, Cheaper Services
For five years, sub-Saharan Africa has reigned as the world’s fastest-growing mobile region with subscriber growth rates more than double the global average. But that's set to change.
Oscar Pistorius To Be Released From Prison On House Arrest
The South African Paralympian was sentenced to five years in prison for killing his girlfriend in 2013.
Nigeria-Turkey Trade Volume Reaches $2.5B, As Ankara Increases Gas Imports
Nigeria is Turkey's top trading partner in sub-Saharan Africa and with Turkey's relationship with Russia growing tense, the partnership could grow.
China To Mass Produce Ebola Vaccine Developed By Chinese Military Scientists
A private Chinese firm plans to mass produce the Ebola vaccine, which was developed by a team of Chinese military scientists.
Buhari's Final Cabinet List: Nigeria's Senate Screens Nominees For Ministerial Posts [LIVE STREAM]
Watch as Nigeria's Senate begins screening the nominees chosen by resident Muhammadi Buhari for ministerial positions in his new cabinet.
China-North Korea Relations: Will Kim Jong-Un Visit Xi Jinping In Beijing?
Mounting speculation suggests that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will visit Beijing to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping as early as November.
Who Is Angus Deaton? How Nobel Economics Prize Winner's Income Inequality Research Challenged 'Wealthier Is Healthier' Notion
Income inequality is a higher-profile issue, in part because of Angus Deaton, whose research was rewarded Monday with a Nobel Prize.
Guinea Election 2015: Guide To Presidential Candidates, Key Issues, Voting Process, Voter Security And When To Expect Results
Here's (almost) everything you need to know before Alpha Conde seeks a second term in Guinea's presidential election Sunday.
Who Is Colin Brough? Northern Arizona University Shooting Victims Names Released, Nicholas Prato, Kyle Zientek and Nicholas Piring Wounded
Northern Arizona University student Colin Brough was killed in a shooting at the school's Flagstaff campus Friday morning. Nicholas Prato, Kyle Zientek and Nicholas Piring were wounded.
Who Is Steven Jones? Northern Arizona University Alleged Shooter Identified, Police Say
Steven Jones was taken into custody at Northern Arizona University after the student gunned down one person and wounded three others on the northeast end of the Flagstaff campus.
Northern Arizona University Shooting: Suspected Shooter In Custody, Campus Lockdown Lifted
The identities of the shooter and the victims have not yet been released, and the motive for the shooting was unknown. A press conference was scheduled for 6 a.m. MST.
Morocco Western Sahara Territory Dispute: Sahrawis Growing Restless With Economic Capital At Stake And Little Hope For Solution
With a large investment at stake, the North African country isn't budging in a territorial dispute over Western Sahara, where indigenous Sahrawis seek independence.
Nobel Peace Prize 2015: Facts, Previous Winners, Photos And History Of The Acclaimed Award
Only one Nobel Peace Prize laureate has declined the highly acclaimed award. Can you guess who? Here are 10 facts about the peace prize.
North Korea Could Launch Short-Range Missile For Workers' Party Anniversary
"There are signs of short-range projectile firing," North Korea's Defense Minister Han Min-koo said in a parliamentary session Thursday.
Malawi Gets A New Mobile Phone Operator: Services License Awarded To Lacell Private Limited
Malawi's telecoms regulator awarded a 10-year license to Lacell Private Limited as part of its efforts to increase competition in the country.
What Is DNA Repair? Nobel Prize In Chemistry 2015 Awarded To Swedish, American, Turkish Scientists
Our DNA is damaged each day by UV radiation and other substances. But a host of molecular systems continuously monitor and repair DNA, keeping our genetic material intact.
Zimbabwe Elephant Poaching: Cyanide Used By Suspected Poachers To Poison 14 Pachyderms In National Parks
Only six of the dead elephants had their ivory tusks cut off. In all cases, suspected poachers spiked food with cyanide to bait the pachyderms.
Nigerian Army Arrests 'Suspected Boko Haram Financier,' 'Stimulants Dealer' Mohammed Maina
The Nigerian army said Tuesday it had arrested a "suspected Boko Haram financier and stimulants dealer" in the Bama Local Government area of Borno state.
Buhari's Cabinet List Announced, Nominees Include Former Peoples Democratic Party Members
The president's cabinet list, which includes former members of Goodluck Jonathan's party, is religiously and geographically inclusive.
Boko Haram Has Killed 600 Nigerian Teachers, Displaced 19,000: Teachers Union
In addition, 19,000 teachers in Nigeria's northeast have been displaced by militants in the past six years, according to the Nigeria Union of Teachers.
Boko Haram Claims Responsibility For Suicide Bombings Near Nigeria's Capital Abuja
The deadly suicide bombings killed at least 18 people and wounded 41 others Friday night in the suburbs of Nigeria's capital city, Abuja.
Guinea Presidential Election 2015: Curfew Imposed Amid Violent Clashes Between Supporters Of Conde And Diallo
Violent clashes have pitted supporters of Guinea's President Alpha Conde against his main rival, Cellou Dalein Diallo. The West African nation has a history of political and ethnic tensions.
Nigerian Army Probes Suspected Boko Haram Sponsors After Maiduguri Suicide Bombings
"They will be exposed in due course," Maj. Gen. Yushau Abubakar reportedly said of the suspected sponsors of Boko Haram.
Goodluck Jonathan's Nigeria Petroleum Minister, OPEC President Arrested For Corruption: Report
Diezana Alison-Madeuke, who served under former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, was reportedly arrested Friday in London.
Boko Haram Suicide Bombings: Young Girls Detonate Outside Mosque In Maiduguri, Kill At Least 10
At least 10 people were killed and 39 others wounded in the attack. Witnesses and security sources said the suicide bombers were girls, some as young as 9.
Oregon Campus Shooting: Gun Control Laws Tightened Less Than 2 Months Before Umpqua Community College Attack
Thursday’s deadly shooting at Umpqua Community College in southwest Oregon occurred less than two months after a new set of gun control laws went into effect.
Buhari As Petroleum Minister And President Is Problematic For Nigerian Economy, Governance, Experts Say
“Being petroleum minister will take away his gaze from other areas of the economic and of course political system in the country that he needs to focus on,” one expert said.
Will Russia Launch Airstrikes In Iraq? Muslim Scholars Warn Russian Military Intervention In Iraqi Affairs
The Association of Muslim Scholars is warning that Russian airstrikes in Syria allegedly targeting ISIS could herald similar operations in Iraq.
Shell Nigeria Oil Leak 2015: Crude Exports Halted From Forcados Pipeline
The stoppage is due to yet another leak, for which the Anglo-Dutch energy giant gave no reason.
Likely GOP Voters Call Donald Trump 'Idiot,' 'Jerk,' 'Stupid,' 'Dumb' As Most Common Descriptions, Poll Finds
A national poll released Wednesday revealed that 10 percent of likely Republican primary voters called Donald Trump an "idiot," a "jerk," "stupid" or "dumb."
