Amnesty International says 'visible pollution' found at four oil spill sites Shell claimed to have cleaned up 'years ago'
In theory, public primary school education in Nigeria is free, but in practice, public schools charge for uniforms, books and meals - too much for some families
President has made several headline-grabbing statements, but some observers say next phase of war on corruption will come once Cabinet is in place
Guinea was the first country in West Africa in which Ebola broke out, and the last country in the region where people are still getting the virus
Guinea’s main opposition leader and former Prime Minister Cellou Dalein Diallo announced he and six other opposition candidates rejected election results
Citizens and EU observers cite irregularities, such as disorganized voting rolls and delays in poll openings; incumbent president leads other candidates
Whoever wins will be faced with rebuilding economy battered by Ebola epidemic
EU election officials say Sunday balloting was fair but messy, with polling hours extended to accommodate voters
Voters were choosing between giving President Alpha Conde a second term, or replacing him with one of seven opposition challengers
Most of the support for incumbent President Alpha Conde and leading challenger Cellou Dalein Diallo is based on ethnicity, analysts say
New survey shows suspicion of country's electoral commission lives on, could lead to election dispute
Advocates for Badia East say slum was demolished to make way for state housing project, leaving many homeless
Commission officials are searching for 244 who remain missing, after government called for every Nigerian pilgrim to be accounted for
Wecyclers sort and process their haul, then sell off their recyclables to firms that re-use them
The streets and lagoons of Africa's largest city - Lagos, Nigeria - are often clogged with trash, almost none of which gets recycled. One company is trying to change that. Chris Stein reports for VOA from Lagos.
Despite recent military successes in securing towns and villages from Boko Haram insurgents, many of the more than 2 million displaced Nigerians say they have no plans to return home
Since President Buhari took office in May, security agencies have announced several raids on illegal refineries, arrests of thieves
Problem persists, even though some improvement noted after last year’s deadliest single collapse of recent times claimed 116 lives
An official says the attack - the first ever on a Nigerian IDP camp - killed at least seven people and wounded 20 others displaced by Boko Haram violence
Report says six out of 10 Nigerian children experience some form of violence before they turn 18
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