NIGERIA

At least 42 people were shot dead by suspected Boko Haram gunmen in Nigeria's Borno state in fresh attacks this week.

Ahmed Joda, the chairman of President Muhammadu Buhari's transition committee, said Goodluck Jonathan left behind a deficit of 7 trillion naira.

The summit, dominated by male leaders, largely ignored discussions on ensuring gender parity in the security, economic, political and health sectors.

The order would affect states in the country’s northeast, where Boko Haram has terrorized communities for several years.

Some local governments in Nigeria have not paid their employees for 10 months, prompting the appeal to the U.N.

Terror attacks increased 35 percent and the number of total victims rose 81 percent last year, said the U.S. State Department.

The country still faces widespread crime and terror attacks. Activists have called for transparent spending.

Former NAACP leader for Spokane, Washington, chapter Rachel Dolezal gained international attention after her parents claimed she was white.

A firestorm erupted on social media after it was reported that Nigerian lawmakers receive a whopping $43 million or 8.64 billion naira to spend on clothes.

Chad's prime minister said that militants used the veil as “camouflage” and that security forces would begin burning all face veils sold in markets.

More than 50 million people throughout the world are currently considered refugees and internally displaced persons.

The falling price of oil in Nigeria has meant dwindling revenues for the Nigerian government, and the states, since 2014.

"Unfortunately, the outgoing government did not cooperate," Buhari told reporters Monday.

The United States donated $5 billion to the coalition fighting Boko Haram militants.

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir can still be arrested anywhere and by anyone -- but the will to do so is lacking.

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said it's time to put an end to the Boko Haram crisis once and for all.

Nigeria has some of the highest paid lawmakers in the world, earning up to $2 million a year.

Officials suspect Boko Haram is behind the attempted attack on the city of Maiduguri.

The tense House and Senate leadership votes suggest President Muhammadu Buhari could be vulnerable to internal disputes and a future attack from the Peoples Democratic Party.

The Tripartite Free Trade Area will cover 26 African countries, ranging from the northernmost to the southernmost, and the richest to the poorest.

Nigeria's main political parties struck a deal in which Bukola Saraki was elected Senate President if Ike Ekweremadu returned as Deputy Senate President.