NIGERIA

Some local groups in Africa's most populous country are outperforming the nation's military in fighting terrorists.

An American missionary who was kidnapped in central Nigeria in February was safely released to authorities and church leaders on Friday, her Free Methodist Church said in a statement.

Militant fighters have reportedly told town residents to flee to avoid being killed in the crossfire of an anticipated battle.

Scores of people fleeing Boko Haram violence are avoiding refugee camps, leaving local aid organizations scrambling.

Nigeria's Patience Jonathan accuses her husband's presidential-election opponent, 72, of being too old to lead the country.

Lagos is a city of contrasts.

Researchers found that 28 countries were worse off than Sierra Leone in terms of adequate health systems.

The video, which is the first part of a series the group has entitled “Harvest of the Spies,” depicts militants killing two men they accused of spying.

Africa's largest economy is struggling amid falling crude oil prices, and some say an emerging tech sector may be the answer.

Police called it a "mob action carried out by an irate crowd" in the northeastern city of Bauchi.

Some 5,000 people marched in Cameroon protesting against the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria. Fighting between the terrorists and coalition forces has intensified.

“We will track Hezbollah’s illicit activities to all corners of the earth,” said a U.S. Treasury release.

Nigerian online entrepreneurs are still fighting a stereotype as old as email.

Buhari is widely viewed as an anti-corruption leader, despite allegations of human-rights abuses during his regime.

The U.S. Department of State warned Americans against traveling to and within Nigeria during the country's hotly contested upcoming elections.

The number of displaced people across the globe topped 50 million for the first time since the end of World War II, Amnesty said in a report.

Suicide bombings continue throughout Nigeria ahead of the rescheduled national elections.

Crude oil futures fell more than 2 percent on Monday as investors worried about oversupply and a strong dollar.

The election delay has been questioned by President Goodluck Jonathan's critics, who think he's buying time to fix the results.

Baga was the site of a brutal massacre perpetrated by Boko Haram Islamist militants last month.

Postponing Nigeria's elections saved the nation from embarrassment, the Peoples Democratic Party said in a statement.