Nigeria

Nigeria's bank chief ousted after claiming $20bn oil revenue missing.

Lewis Dean Feb 20, 2014

People in Christian villages bordering Cameroon rounded up and killed.

Vasudevan Sridharan Feb 17, 2014

Police arrest 11 people including restaurant owner for selling human meat in Anambra state.

Vasudevan Sridharan Feb 07, 2014

Islamist insurgents create mayhem and also attack Catholic church.

Divya Avasthy Jan 28, 2014

Udiomeh Kufre Ita arrested arrested for drug trafficking after 1.7kg of the drug.

Toyin Owoseje Jan 27, 2014

Authorities start crackdown on homosexuals in West African country.

Hannah Osborne Jan 14, 2014

President Goodluck Jonathan signs 'discriminatory' bill setting heavy jail terms for gay marriage or civil unions.

Gianluca Mezzofiore Jan 13, 2014

Nigeria's Islamist rebel group Boko Haram had claimed responsibility for the abduction.

Umberto Bacchi Dec 31, 2013

Babies allegedly thrown in canal by unidentified woman.

Toyin Owoseje Dec 20, 2013

Dangote Group eyes investments in cement, sugar and agriculture.

M Rochan Dec 13, 2013

Elias Preko sentenced to four and a half years for laundering $5m on behalf of James Ibori.

Michael Klimes Dec 09, 2013

Blackburn Rovers striker is accused of purposely getting a yellow card in exchange for money

Ewan Palmer Dec 09, 2013

Former star Sam Sodje filmed boasting he could fix it for players to get yellow or red cards – and deliberately got himself sent off.

Mark Piggott Dec 08, 2013

China criminalises illegal ivory after Botswana summit despite being largest buyers

Jack Moore Dec 04, 2013

Swedish striker Valmir Berisha has been compared to Zlatan Ibrahimovic days after admitting Spurs and Liverpool are vying to sign him.

Adrian Back Dec 03, 2013

Harrison Okene found by divers after surviving in underwater air pocket for 62 hours.

Jack Moore Dec 03, 2013

Several people killed in fresh Islamist offensive, according to reports

Gianluca Mezzofiore Dec 02, 2013

Danladi Abubakar was hoping to make N20,000 after sacrificing an 11-month-old girl.

Toyin Owoseje Nov 27, 2013

Officials in the United States and China probe numerous cases involving multinationals and bribery in China.

Michael Klimes Nov 21, 2013

Algeria beat Burkina Faso 1-0 to claim Africa's final place in Brazil tournament.

Gianluca Mezzofiore Nov 20, 2013

French engineer suffering from heart condition flees from Boko Haram's spinoff Ansaru militant group prison.

Umberto Bacchi Nov 18, 2013

Nigerian troops kill 29 Boko Haram militants as part of targeted two-day raid.

Aaron Akinyemi Nov 17, 2013

French priest who helped Christians evade Islamist group Boko Haram kidnapped in northern Cameroon.

Jack Moore Nov 14, 2013

West Africa experiences surge in piracy as hijackers target the region's growing oil and gas industries.

Michael Klimes Nov 14, 2013

Henry Galeano confirms to IBTimesUK that Under-17 World Cup MVP Kelechi Iheanacho would be interested in joining Arsenal after impressing chief scout Steve Rowley

Adrian Back Nov 11, 2013

Drug peddling, gang fights and staggering number of murders make up seamier side of Goa.

Nov 08, 2013

Heerenveen defender Kenny Otigba has revealed how he turned down a move to Liverpool last year.

Adrian Back Nov 07, 2013

Gunmen in Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno kill at least 30 people on their way back from a wedding.

Aaron Akinyemi Nov 03, 2013

Neighbours catch widow allegedly trying to dump baby's body a day after birth.

Toyin Owoseje Oct 31, 2013

Chief executive Peter Voser says Nigeria situation will 'erode near-term outlook'.

Shane Croucher Oct 31, 2013