CNN exposes sick price list of human smugglers

CNN has learned smugglers offer discounts for every referral of a migrant who buys passage on a risky voyage across the Mediterranean.

71 jailed for life for torching church

An Egyptian court has sentenced 71 people to life in prison for their role in the August 2013 burning of a Christian church in the Giza province village of Kafr…

Hey entrepreneurs, what’s it like to set up shop in Lagos?

Use #CNNLagos to tell us about the good, the bad and the ugly of launching a business in the Nigerian megacity.

Hey entrepreneurs, what’s it like to set up shop in Lagos?

Use #CNNLagos to tell us about the good, the bad and the ugly of launching a business in the Nigerian megacity.

He jailed poachers – and then gave everything to them

When Edwin Sabuhoro found out that poachers were rife in his community, he came up with a unique program to get them to stop.

Race to $1,000,000,000,000 – And the winner is…

New figures reveal the first African economy that is projected to surpass $1 trillion between now and 2030.

5 ways to wear natural hair – and look amazing

From curly and coily to just a hint of kink, African women across the continent are embracing the natural hair movement.

‘200 girls’ rescued from Boko Haram

Nigerian troops rescue 200 girls and 93 women in the Sambisa Forest, the Nigerian Armed Forces announces on its official Twitter account.

One year on, any hope for missing Chibok girls?

One year after it was perpetrated, the kidnapping of nearly 300 schoolgirls by a jihadist group in Nigeria remains a crime almost too horrifying to comprehend: Hundreds of teenaged girls,…

Negotiator sees ‘fresh beginning’ for finding Nigeria girls

Shehu Sani, a Nigerian Senator-elect who has negotiated with Boko Haram, tells Christiane Amanpour he's optimistic about the new government.

Negotiator sees ‘fresh beginning’ for finding Nigeria girls

Shehu Sani, a Nigerian Senator-elect who has negotiated with Boko Haram, tells Christiane Amanpour he's optimistic about the new government.

‘200 girls’ rescued from Boko Haram

Nigerian troops rescue 200 girls and 93 women in the Sambisa Forest, the Nigerian Armed Forces announces on its official Twitter account.

‘200 girls’ rescued from Boko Haram

Nigerian troops rescue 200 girls and 93 women in the Sambisa Forest, the Nigerian Armed Forces announces on its official Twitter account.

Hundreds of corpses found in Nigeria town

Hundreds of corpses have been discovered in shallow graves in the northeastern Nigerian town of Damasak, according to local officials. The town had recently been freed from Boko Haram.

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