Two explosions have rocked Nigeria's southern city of Yenagoa in the home state of President Goodluck Jonathan, but no casualties were reported, the governor's office and the military said on Saturday

The world economy is at a ‘very dangerous juncture’, IMF chief Christine Lagarde said on Tuesday referring to the potential impact on poorer nations during her first visit to Africa as head of the fun

In the grainy video, a Nigerian woman repeatedly asks her attackers to kill her as they take turns raping her at a university dormitory.

The five men only promise to drive her home, pushing her back

Ivory Coast’s political rivals Laurent Gbagbo and Alassane Ouattara have agreed on a face-fo-face meeting to try to resolve the country’s political crisis, African Union envoy Raila Odinga said Tuesda

A militant group claims to have attacked an oil pipeline in Nigeria that transports crude to the Warri oil refinery in the restive delta.

The Nigerian Army on Saturday said it had arrested more than 50 militants suspected of involvement in a string of recent kidnappings of oil workers.

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said on Tuesday hundreds of posts on his Facebook page had helped persuade him to reverse his suspension of the national football team from international competitions.