‘Dozens’ killed in northern Nigeria

"Dozens" of people were killed in a series of explosions in northern Nigeria on Saturday, witness and hospital sources told CNN.

‪#‎BokoHaram‬ declares allegiance to ‪#‎ISIS‬ (Islamic State in Iraq and Syria) violent terror group via twitter

‪#‎BokoHaram‬ declares allegiance to ‪#‎ISIS‬ (Islamic State in Iraq and Syria) violent terror group via twitter; dozens dead from multiple blasts in the north eastern Nigerian city of ‪#‎Maiduguri‬. Special…

Kidnapped missionary freed in Nigeria

American missionary Phyllis Sortor, who was kidnapped last month by masked gunmen in central Nigeria, has been freed, a U.S. official confirmed Friday.

The Congo: Changing the world with chocolate heads?

Buried in the jungle of the Democratic Republic of Congo is a secret artist colony.

Abducted teen reunited with parents

Ebola vaccine campaign launching

After months racing not only to treat Ebola but to find ways to prevent it, health authorities will launch a vaccination campaign Saturday in one of the areas that has…

Oldest human jawbone found in Ethiopia

A student at Arizona State University may have changed our understanding of our earliest ancestors.

Discover ‘Game of Thrones’ real-life locations

In "Game of Thrones," Yunkai might be a fictional city ruled by an oligarchy of slave merchants, but the scenes had to be filmed in the real world.

7 African doctors who came home to save lives

Is Africa's "brain drain" so bad if medical professionals are returning armed with expertise and training?

Mammoth rail network to transform West Africa

When it comes to minerals found in our phones, laptops, cars and planes, most are found in the resource-rich mines of West Africa.

They microchip dogs — why not rhinos?

Uganda has begun microchipping its rhinos as part of a global effort to fight poaching.

Kidnapped at birth, found 17 years later

She is being called Zephany Nurse, though it is not the name with which the 17-year-old South African girl grew up.

Cameroon’s youth join Boko Haram

Cameroon's security forces are predicting a drawn-out battle with Boko Haram as evidence filters out that the insurgents are now recruiting there.

An FBI ‘most wanted terrorist’ captured

A Somali-American on the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorists list has been captured, Somali intelligence officials said Tuesday.

Nneka is back – and as outspoken as ever

The Nigerian singer's latest album combines reggae and afrobeat with powerful lyrics.