Nigeria

The figure is more than half of Nigeria's current foreign exchange reserves of $27 billion

Amnesty says more than 350 people were believed to have been unlawfully killed by the military between December 12-14

Barnawi, designated a global terrorist by the United States since 2012, was detained on April 1

Nearly two years on, 219 schoolgirls are still being held

Shekau rejects rumours of his death but signals his time in charge of the Nigerian terrorist group is coming to an end

In five, 10 years, lions can disappear completely from Nigeria, says Kiki

A commuter bus went up in flames after a head-on collision with a truck late on Sunday

191 members of IMN have been charged with illegal possession of firearms and causing public disturbance

The camp in Dikwa is currently home to people from six local government areas in Borno

The outbreak of Lassa fever was only announced in January

Switzerland has given around $12 million to alleviate the suffering of people affected by the Boko Haram crisis

The attack was condemned by the EU, which said it is committed to supporting African states against extremism

Boko Haram has killed at least 17,000 people since its campaign began in 2009

More than 100 priests and hundreds of Catholic worshippers attended the nine-metre statue's official unveiling

The blast came a day after the army fought Boko Haram militants west of Borno state, centre of the group's campaign

Accidents happen frequently in country where pipelines are often damaged by people stealing crude oil

The couple brought the man to Britain in 1989 when he was 14 years old

Wellington Jighere from Nigeria crushed his English opponent 4 - 0 at the World Scrabble Championship

Twin suicide bombing at a mosque on the outskirts of the capital Maiduguri killed around 29 people late on Thursday

Sound of bomb explosions is being heard from Kayamla and Dalori along Bama Road since around 7:00 am

Leaders of both faiths are striving to restore strong community bonds by inter-religious dialogue funded by the EU

Neighbours of one church say they are disturbed by a congregation of mainly pregnant women, young mothers & children

Sunday's rescue came after several attacks by Boko Haram in recent days

The attackers burnt down some houses and killed seven persons in the village

By contrast, in 2015, there were only 33 new cases worldwide - 28 of them in Pakistan, with the rest in Afghanistan

No one has claimed responsibility for attacks, but they bore hallmarks of extremist group Boko Haram