Clashes broke out between the military and gunmen believed to be armed separatists
Muhammadu Buhari has frequently spoken about ending OPEC member's dependence on oil exports while also creating jobs by boosting local food production
Separatist groups demand release of their leader and 46 other prisoners extradited last month from Nigeria
More than quarter million victims of radical Islamist group active in Nigeria forced to suffer in silence, says US refugee agency
Women occupy 27 of 469 parliamentary seats in Nigeria, and the UN ranks the nation as one of the worst in the world for female representation in parliament
UNICEF asking for $3.6 billion to support 82 million people, including 48 million children trapped in situations of conflict, natural disasters and other catastrophic emergencies
Since Ayuk Tabe and his group were arrested, they have never been seen in public either in Cameroon or in Nigeria
US, Britain and Norway say deployment of child soldiers with militia group Mathiang Anyoor in Yei area 'is the responsibility of SPLA government forces'
Candidate Mousa Mostafa Mousa leads the Ghad party, which had been endorsing Sissi for a second term
African Union Commission chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat warned against the 'rise of national egoism,' which some took as a veiled reference to U.S. President Donald Trump
Antonio Guterres blasts South Sudanese leaders, calls on them to end violence in their country
Domin Kari
