Kofi Annan: Africa plundered by secret mining deals
Tax avoidance, secret mining deals and financial transfers are depriving Africa of the benefits of its resources boom, ex-UN chief Kofi Annan has said.
Read More »Nigeria 'baby factory' raided in Imo state
Seventeen pregnant teenage girls and 11 babies have been rescued from a house in Nigeria's south-eastern Imo state, police have said.
Read More »Nigeria cult ambush, kill 30 police officers
At least 30 police officers in Nigeria have been killed in an ambush by a local militia in the central Nasarawa state, officials have said.
Read More »30 police officers killed in Nigeria attack
At least 30 police officers in Nigeria have been killed in an ambush by a local militia in the central Nasarawa state, officials have said.
Read More »Eritrea condemned for holding 10,000 political prisoners
Thousands of political prisoners are being held by Eritrea in "unimaginably atrocious conditions", says Amnesty International, and not one has ever been charged with any crime.
Read More »Curfew imposed in Maiduguri Nigeria
Nigeria's military has imposed a 24-hour curfew in parts of the north-eastern city of Maiduguri as it presses its offensive against militants.
Shocking Details of Nairobi's Thriving Porn Industry
A top Anti-Banking Fraud Unit officer and a senior city cop have been linked to the thriving pornography business in Nairobi.
