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A US non-government organisation worker is reported to have been kidnapped in western Niger and taken towards the border with Mali.

Observers in Nigeria say it is unlikely that Boko Haram freed 21 of the Chibok schoolgirls while getting nothing in return, writes Martin Patience.

 More than 150 countries have reached a deal described as "monumental" to phase out gases that are making global warming worse.Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) are widely...

In our series of letters from African journalists, Joseph Warungu, a former high-school teacher, examines the measures the Kenyan government has put in place...

 Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has responded to criticism from his wife by saying she belongs in his kitchen.On a visit to Germany, he said:...

Fishermen in Mauritania are complaining that huge trawlers are taking too many fish, putting their livelihoods at risk.

The London High Court dismisses a $1.2bn (£840m) claim against US investment bank Goldman Sachs brought by Libya's sovereign fund.

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari responds to criticism of his leadership by his wife Aisha Buhari by saying that she "belongs to my kitchen".

The BBC's Karen Allen reports on the work of public protector Thuli Madonsela, whose fight against corruption has inspired a South African public yearning...

A corruption investigation expected to contain damning allegations against South African President Jacob Zuma will not be published on Friday, as planned.Thuli Mandonsela, who...