NIGERIA

A U.S.-educated Nigerian engineer has invented a “one-stop-shop” processing machine to help farmers save money –- but is anyone interested?

Political and economic volatility in Argentina has underscored how frontier markets can turn sour quickly.

Bill de Blasio confirmed that he will not march in the 2014 St. Patrick’s Day Parade as pressure mounts from LGBT groups to bar NYC officials from participating.

Nigeria’s current GDP is about $263 billion, while South Africa is hovering around $384 billion -- but what do the statistics really mean?

These tech companies have made the Internet possible for users without smartphones – which is no small market.

Mxit operates on an especially light data network, and you don't need a smartphone to use it.

As the South African economy lags, private equity investors are less interested in the country, and looking instead to its high-growth neighbors such as Kenya, Ghana and Nigeria.

On a continent where mobile is the primary mass communication source, cell phone advertising is set to grow rapidly.

While piracy worldwide might be declining, incidents in West Africa have been increasing and Nigerian pirates may be to blame.

Countries with significant constraints on Internet use are losing out on average 2.5 percent of their annual GDP.

Shipping magnate Enrique Razon, the fourth-richest man in the Philippines, was only in Davos for one reason.

The government of Nigeria is seeking to solve its serious housing shortage crisis.

With a rapidly growing population, Nigeria faces a huge housing shortage.

Cell phones and televisions top the list of most popular online retail orders in Nigeria.

Royal Dutch Shell, Europe's largest oil company, cautioned investors that it will miss its fourth-quarter earnings forecast.

The king of the jungle may be taking a leave of absence soon after new analysis of their populations says their going extinct.

One in 200 infections leads to irreversible paralysis, usually in the legs, according to the World Health Organization.

Take a look at the key risks and developments for the emerging market banking sector in the month ahead.

Reported cases of Christians killed for their faith have increased worldwide

A new regulatory framework on Internet crime is up for a vote at the next African Union summit.

The poorest countries in the world, especially in Africa, lose the most to corruption as a percentage of GDP.