Nigeria

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Arsenal are interested in Nigeria teenager Kelechi Iheanacho after the midfielder scored four goals against Mexico at the FIFA Under-17 World Cup.

Ground and aerial assault destroy Islamist camps in northeast Borno villages of Galangi and Lawanti.

Fifty people killed by cholera outbreak in northwestern state of Zamfara in last 10 days.

Unnamed girl smuggled into Britain from Somalia for organised gangs to harvest her organs for transplant operations.

Saudi Arabia's election to the two-year UNSC membership had sparked condemnation from rights groups.

Nine missing episodes of 1960s Doctor Who resurfaced at a TV station in Nigeria.

Amnesty International report warns that hundreds of children are being killed and thousands forced out of education across northern Nigeria by the Islamists.

Passenger aircraft with 20 people on board chartered to return coffin of the late governor.

Unconfirmed reports claim body of late Ondo state Governor was on plane that crash-landed.

Small plane comes down near fuel depot but no reports of injuries.

West African nation marks independence from UK with best wishes from around the world.

Islamist extremists' attack on College of Agriculture in Yobe state kills 78 students.

Gunmen from Boko Haram open fire in school dormitory – dozens believed killed.

As the final of Miss World 2013 gets under way, an official document suggests one contestant is four years older than she says.

London-based model who dreamed of becoming next Gisele Bundchen among first victims gunned down by al-Shabaab militants in Nairobi assault.

Atrocities in Pakistan, Iraq, Kenya and Nigeria have left hundreds dead at the hands of Islamist militants.

72-year-old politician, one of the richest men in Nigeria, marries the daughter of one of his late wife's close friends.

Jose Enrique says Victor Moses was a brilliant last-minute signing for Liverpool

Nigerian student crowned winner of Islam's answer to Miss World.

Obabiyi Aishah Ajibola of Nigeria crowned the Miss World Muslimah 2013.

Arsenal have signed Semi Ajeyi on a two year deal after the defender became a free agent in the summer.

Brendan Rodgers says he has been tracking Chelsea winger Victor Moses for many years.