NIGERIA

A legal victory by the people of the Oto-Ilogbo district offers a potential path forward for those living in the slums of Lagos, Nigeria.

Here are the 10 nations whose economic output is most threatened by climate change.

The Angolan Embassy in Washington denies reports that the African nation has banned Islam and has begun to dismantle mosques.

"This is the final end of Islamic influence in our country," President José Eduardo dos Santos said.

Fast economic growth in developing countries isn't doing enough to ameliorate poverty.

Violent pirates are raiding ships off West Africa's coast, threatening the region's oil supply

These economies are characterized by immature markets, though some investors see significant rewards along with the risks.

Manchester United are claimed to be interested in an Austria international defender, according to the player’s agent.

The answer may surprise you.

Addis Ababa should be one of Africa's brightest tech hotspots, but the government is slowing things down.

Italy coach Cesare Prandelli will again be unable to call upon his preferred striker partnership in Friday’s friendly against Germany.

French nationals have been targeted before in the region by Boko Haram.

The facility will use technology to address some of Africa's most-pressing problems.

An American photographer tells the story of his treacherous, 13-hour bus ride from Lagos to Abuja in Nigeria.

That attack represented the culmination of long tensions between local Indians and a small Nigerian community.

Boko Haram has become a byword for instability in northern Nigeria, but Islamist militants are not the only ones to blame.

Fast economic growth across the African continent can worsen living conditions for slum dwellers.

African governments raised a record $8 billion in bonds this year, contributing to the continent's exposure to global financial breakdowns.

Plucked from Denver after winning the NBA Executive of the Year award, the Nigerian-born Masai Ujiri has shown the stomach to make plenty of big moves.

A polio epidemic in war-torn Syria has sparked fears of an outbreak if children are not vaccinated.

A new astronomical observatory on Entoto, near Addis Ababa, could set the stage for Ethiopian space science.