Author:

Troops from Nigeria and four of its neighbours are to join up to hunt Islamist militant group Boko Haram.The multinational

Elections marred by violence following delays at polling stations Hotly contested election has 11 candidates hoping for the top seat

First results from Egypt’s elections have come through and former army chief Abdel Fattah El Sisi has taken an early

Emergency workers in Nigeria are still searching for more bodies following back-to-back bomb blasts that killed at least 118 people

We begin in Libya where the embattled government has proposed that parliament go into recess in a bid to stave

Voting has begun in Malawi, in an election in which 11 candidates are seeking to unseat President Joyce Banda, Southern

To Zimbabwe now, where one woman is building bridges while building her body. Lulu Moura is the country’s national body-building

Muammar Gaddafi and his regime fell back in 2011. Yet Libya has failed to achieve a stable democracy, despite holding

The European Union’s observer mission will operate during Egypt’s elections.The announcement was made on Monday after authorities released the mission’s

A suspected suicide blast in the Nigerian northern city of Kano has left about four people dead and several injured.