  Nigeria Senate demands update Apr 15th 2016, 09:32 The Nigerian Senate demanded updates from the nation's security agencies on attempts to rescue girls abducted from Chibok two years ago. |  'I'd have shot at rescuers' Apr 15th 2016, 01:38 In February 2016, I interviewed 16-year-old Zara John, who was freed from Boko Haram by the Nigerian military in March 2015. She told me how much she relished her life with the Islamist militant commander to whom she was married off while in captivity for about a year, how he had taken care of her and provided all her needs. |  Zuma agrees to repay $15 million Apr 14th 2016, 03:04 South African President Jacob Zuma said Friday he'll abide by this week's Constitutional Court ruling that he broke the law by using $15 million in state funds to upgrade his private home. |  Kenyan schools: Extremist recruiting grounds? Apr 14th 2016, 03:04 It's been one year since 148 people were killed in an attack on Garissa University College -- in what was the worst terror attack on Kenyan soil since the 1998 U.S. Embassy bombings. |  Nigerians react to fuel crisis Apr 14th 2016, 02:55 Nigerians take to Twitter as a lingering fuel scarcity crisis leaves them without fuel for cars, light and power. |  Taiwan denounces Kenya 'abductions' Apr 13th 2016, 01:27 Taiwan has accused China of carrying out a "gross violation of basic human rights" after 45 Taiwanese citizens were deported from Kenya to mainland China. |  Somalia executes journalist turned terrorist Apr 13th 2016, 01:14 For years, Hassan Hanafi was a trusted source of news in Somalia. As the voice of Holy Quran Radio in Mogadishu, listeners across the capital tuned in to hear him report the latest political news.
 |  U.S. airstrikes hit Al-Shabaab camp Apr 13th 2016, 01:11 The U.S. government has conducted two "self-defense" airstrikes in southern Somalia because of an "imminent threat" against American troops in the area, Pentagon spokesman Capt. Jeff Davis told reporters Tuesday. |  Love literature blooms amid Boko Haram Feb 15th 2016, 12:34 Look past the Boko Haram attacks, bomb blasts and bloody conflict, and you'll find Nigeria is the unlikely source of something beautiful: love stories. | |
