Nigeria says it is to release militant leader Henry Okah - a key demand of rebels fighting in the oil-rich Niger Delta. more
Thu Jul 09 08:42pm IRST
Nigeria says it is happy with a UK offer to help refurbish its prisons so that Nigerians imprisoned in the UK can be sent home. more
Thu Jul 09 06:01pm IRST
Discussions are taking place in South Africa to put an end to the strike which has halted work on World Cup stadiums. more
Thu Jul 09 06:28pm IRST
The European oil giant Shell had been accused of being complicit in the executions of the activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and other critics of Nigeria’s former government. more
Tue Jun 09 07:09am IRST
Sheik Hassan Dahir Aweys, leader of the militant group Hizbul Islam, held a news conference in Mogadishu on Monday to refute reports that he was dead. more
Tue Jun 09 07:01am IRST
President El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba of Gabon ruled over his small West African nation for 41 years. more
Tue Jun 09 07:08am IRST