Nigeria

Cameroon part of regional force against Nigeria-based Boko Haram, which also attacks neighbouring countries.

Women told HRW they were drugged and raped or coereced into sex through false marriage promises.

Eyewitnesses told local media the blasts took place near a camp for displaced people in Maiduguri.

Announcement came as oil facility attacks blamed on Niger Delta Avengers resumed in October.

The 1967 declaration of Republic of Biafra sparked a civil war in Nigeria that caused millions of deaths.

EFCC froze some of Jonathan's accounts as part of an investigation on alleged money-laundering charges.

In 2015, a faction of Somalia-based al-Shabaab terrorists pledged alliance to the Islamic State terror group

NDA says it fights to end disenfranchisement of Delta's poor communities and get greater oil revenue shares.

Soldiers went missing during heavy fighting in Gashigar village, on the border with Niger, on 17 October.

Women are not a commodity to be won and lost in war.

IBTimes UK interviews Nigerian journalist on how female genital mutilation impacted on her life.

President vows government will fight to ensure remaining 197 girls kidnapped in Chibok will be released.

IBTimesUK interviews researcher Atta Barkindo, who has translated several Boko Haram videos and audio clips.

Situation at the maximum security centre is unclear but Niger has often been attacked by members of the terror groups.

Buhari makes controversial remark after wife Aisha tells the BBC she might not support him in 2019 election.

IBTimes UK creates timeline of Kanu's case and various setbacks as pro-Biafrans still call for independence.

Aisha Buhari says her husband 'does not know' most of the top officials he has appointed.

EXCLUSIVE Swiss government tells IBTimes UK about its role in negotiations with Boko Haram.

Chibok abduction not the first Boko Haram mass-kidnapping, but only one to attract international outrage.

Chibok mass-kidnapping in 2014 shone a spotlight on deadly insurgency of Boko Haram in Lake Chad region.

Deadly clashes erupt in Katsina state, where authorities banned Shia processions.

Borno state is epicentre of Boko Haram's insurgency, which has claimed at least 20,000 lives since 2009.

Newborn babies are sold for up to $5,000 to infertile couples desperate to become parents.

Bill already rejected in March as senators claimed it was incompatible with principles of Sharia and Bible.

Despite bans millions of girls and women are still subjected to genital mutilation.

Nigerian Bar Association accused authorities of conducting 'gestapo-like' raids against judges.

In some African countries, teachers still use physical violence as disciplinary measure.

Kanu sued federal government arguing continued detention without trial was a violation of his human rights.

Most of students attended Fatih University, founded by cleric Fethullah Gulen, blamed for July failed coup.

NNPC ready to co-operate with stakeholders, exploration companies to increase reserves and productivity.