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Twenty-seven people, including 10 Chinese workers, believed to have been kidnapped by Boko Haram militants arrive in Cameroon's capital.

The UN special envoy on Ebola David Nabarro tells the BBC he hopes the Ebola outbreak can be brought under control within three months.

ABUJA— South Africa’s seizure of another $5.7m for the purchase of arms by Nigeria has sparked off a war of words between the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the opposition All Progressives Congress, APC.

At least five suspects have been shot dead in Nairobi in separate incidents in the last 12 hours.

ONITSHA—Anambra State Police Command has uncovered a baby factory where women with unwanted pregnancies are harboured till delivery, after which the babies are sold to interested buyers, with or without their mothers’ consents.

Heavy fighting between Nigerian troops and Boko Haram terrorists ensued yesterday in Adamawa State as soldiers backed from the air by Nigerian Airforce attack helicopters launched an attack to retake territories in the possession of Boko Haram.

In an unexpected move, President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday surrendered power to Deputy President William Ruto for him to attend court on Wednesday at The Hague.

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has confirmed he will be appearing at the International Criminal Court in The Hague this week.

Attack is the deadliest on UN mission to West African country, as armed groups remain active in the desert in the north.

Amid the deadliest Ebola outbreak in history, it's easier to get help if you are dead than if you are alive.

My producer and I were driving back from an assignment in Monrovia, where we filmed this morning's "Good Morning America" segment, when we saw a burial team working along the roadway surrounded by crowds of angry locals.

Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau or his clone, said to have been killed in Konduga last month by Nigerian military has announced that he is alive and will die only when Allah says so.

The two-year-old boy who went missing on Saturday after a stranger in a bus made away with him has been reunited with his mother.

Abuja— President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, on the occasion of the country’s 54th independence anniversary gave his administration a pass mark for delivering on most indicators of good governance.

President Goodluck Jonathan Tuesday said that despite some positive steps taken by his administration in placing the country on the right track, transformation of the nation cannot be achieved overnight.

BABS approaches every October 1 with trepidation. The day means many things to him and brings back a lot of mixed memories.

The African continent has registered slight improvement in overall governance performance over the last five years, the 2014 Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG), launched on Monday, has indicated.

Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema says there is life outside the African National Congress (ANC) and he will continue to challenge ANC decisions.

Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema is addressing his supporters after the fraud and racketeering case against him was adjourned by Polokwane High Court to August 3, 2015 for trial.