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Dozens of insurgents killed in Nigeria

2013-05-17 21:45

A sweeping offensive against Boko Haram Islamists has left dozens of insurgents dead, the defence ministry says, as the military pressed on with air raids and ground assaults across three states.

Troops deploy in Nigeria's northeast

2013-05-16 09:20

Nigeria's military has announced a "massive" deployment of troops to its restive northeast, after the president declared a state of emergency in areas where Islamist insurgents have seized territory.

State of emergency in parts of Nigeria

2013-05-14 21:09

Nigeria's president has declared a state of emergency across three north-eastern territories, because of ever-increasing guerrilla attacks by Islamic extremists.

SA, Nigeria forum hailed as historic

2013-05-07 17:16

Powerhouses South Africa and Nigeria have pledged to worker closer together after signing nine pacts covering oil and gas, power, defence and communication.

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Goodluck Jonathan visits SA

2013-05-07 10:55

See the latest pictures of Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan's state visit to South Africa.

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SA, Nigeria set to rev up trade

2013-05-05 15:49

President Jacob Zuma and Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan are expected to discuss ways of improving trade and economic relations between the two countries.

Nigeria carnage - camps for victims

2013-04-25 21:20

Nigerian rescue workers are setting up temporary camps in a remote northeast town and distributed aid to the masses displaced by brutal fighting that left 187 people dead.

At least 185 killed in Nigeria attack

2013-04-22 07:58

Fighting between Nigeria's military and Islamic extremists has killed at least 185 people in a fishing community in the nation’s fat northeast, officials say.

Nigerians lynch 'attacker' after blast

2013-04-18 10:48

Muslim worshippers in northern Nigeria's Kano have lynched a suspected bomber after an explosive detonated outside the city’s main mosque, a military spokesperson says.

Groups slam detention of Nigeria journos

2013-04-10 10:39

Media rights groups have condemned the detention by police of Nigerian journalists who refused to disclose their source for a disputed story about the president.

Nigeria: French hostages in new video

2013-03-19 07:56

A video has surfaced showing a man who appears to be a French hostage held by Islamic extremists with six other family members kidnapped in February in Northern Cameroon.

Nigerian army arrests politician

2013-03-06 23:27

Nigerian soldiers have arrested a politician in northern Kaduna state after finding weapons and explosives in a raid on his house in a region frequently targeted by Islamist militants.

Nigeria loses $6bn to illegal oil market

2013-02-19 18:31

Nigeria has appealed for global help to help crack down on crude oil theft that feeds a lucrative black market and costs the economy around $6bn annually.

Hollande - focus now on 'securing' Mali

2013-02-11 22:32

President Francois Hollande says France was in the phase of securing areas from where Islamists had been routed in Mali as his Nigerian counterpart warned this could not occur overnight.

Nigerian Islamists kill 6 rangers

2013-02-06 12:36

Boko Haram insurgents have killed at least six park rangers in a reprisal attack after troops backed by helicopter gunships destroyed their base in a Nigerian game reserve.

Boko Haram 'may threaten other nations'

2013-01-24 07:43

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan says that Islamist extremist group Boko Haram would pose a threat to other African nations if not contained.

African army chiefs meet on Mali conflict

2013-01-15 16:27

Western African army chiefs have met in Bamako on plans to send African troops to join an offensive against Islamists occupying northern Mali.

Nigeria gets a 2015 election preview

2013-01-05 07:26

Posters have appeared promoting President Goodluck Jonathan's re-election in 2015 - a seemingly innocuous gesture, but one capable of setting off major controversy in Africa's most populous country.

Nigerian oil industry probed

2012-11-25 13:23

A probe alleging Nigeria has lost out on tens of billions of dollars in recent years through questionable practices in Africa's biggest oil-and-gas industry has stirred controversy and calls for action.

Nigeria flood victims face new hardship

2012-11-20 10:00

Nigeria's worst flooding in decades has submerged houses and displaced hundreds of thousands of people, a report says.

Mali Islamist group under pressure

2012-11-05 12:11

Burkina Faso has led efforts to persuade one of the armed Islamist groups controlling northern Mali to cut ties with al-Qaeda as a west African military intervention looms to end the crisis.

Jonathan pledges $110m to flood victims

2012-10-09 13:49

Nigeria's president Goodluck Jonathan has in a special broadcast message pledged $110m to mitigate the damage caused by "unprecedented" floods.

1 dead, 11 wounded in Nigerian blast

2012-10-05 07:32

A bomb at an outdoor bar of a remote part of eastern Nigeria has killed at least one person and wounded 11, a witness says.

I won't disappoint, says Jonathan

2012-10-01 12:25

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has vowed that his government would work to harness the huge potential of the oil-rich country, which remains dogged by poverty and violence.

Saudi: 1 000 Nigerian women still stranded

2012-09-27 16:43

More than 1 000 Nigerian women pilgrims remain stranded at a Saudi airport after being denied entry into the kingdom because they are not accompanied by men, says an official.

 

Islamists could face war crimes charges

2013-05-17 20:18

Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamists could face charges of crimes against humanity, the UN's human rights office has warned.

Zuma: Over 100 SA firms in Nigeria

2013-05-07 17:23

More than 100 South African companies are doing business in Nigeria across several industries, President Jacob Zuma says.

Jonathan: SA, Nigeria must work together

2013-05-07 16:34

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan says it is imperative that Africa's two biggest economies work together for the good of the continent, otherwise both will be considered failures.

Nigeria, SA leaders aim to boost ties

2013-05-07 08:52

Leaders from Africa's two largest economies, South Africa and Nigeria, are set to meet in an effort to improve sometimes patchy ties.

Nigeria in trying moment, says Jonathan

2013-04-30 07:31

Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, is currently going through a "trying moment", President Goodluck Jonathan says, while launching seven new police helicopters.

Nigeria to probe army conduct in clashes

2013-04-23 07:43

Nigeria is to investigate its army's conduct after clashes between troops and Islamist fighters in the northeast killed at least 200 people, the single deadliest event since the insurgency began.

Nigerian cleric rejects place on amnesty panel

2013-04-19 07:47

A radical Muslim cleric has rejected his nomination by Nigeria's president to a panel studying an amnesty offer to Islamist insurgents, saying he does not trust the government.

Zuma to visit Algeria, Nigeria

2013-04-12 20:02

President Jacob Zuma is set to visit Algeria and Nigeria for talks, the department of international relations says.

Nigerian panel to study amnesty for Islamists

2013-04-05 09:25

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has formed a panel to look at the possibility of offering an amnesty deal to Islamist insurgents who have killed hundreds, a source says.

Nigeria's Jonathan on first visit to north

2013-03-07 22:00

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan is on his first visit to the restive northeastern area since winning 2011 elections.

Offer amnesty to insurgents, Jonathan urged

2013-03-06 14:47

Nigeria's top Islamic leader has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to offer amnesty to all combatants linked to an extremist group that had killed hundreds.

Mali: France bombs Islamist hideout

2013-02-12 11:29

France has bombed an Islamist rebel hideout in northern Mali’s largest city, intensifying a security lock-down against guerrilla attacks as the French-led campaign enters its second month.

Nigeria opposition wants ruling party out

2013-02-07 11:49

Nigeria's four main opposition parties have announced a merger, forming a coalition which could pose the biggest threat to President Goodluck Jonathan's ruling party since the end of military rule in 1999.

Nigeria cautiously welcomes ceasefire

2013-01-29 21:03

Security forces in Nigeria's volatile northeast has welcomed a ceasefire declaration by a commander of the Islamist sect Boko Haram, but say they would not lower their guard.

Nigeria boosts Mali troop allotment

2013-01-18 21:01

Nigeria has boosted its troop allotment for Mali to 1 200 soldiers from 900 planned earlier as part of an African force aimed at helping the country retake its Islamist-controlled north, officials say.

Islamists flee French air strikes in Mali

2013-01-15 07:54

French air strikes have forced Islamist guerrillas to flee towns in northern Mali and Paris secured new international support for military action as the militants struck back, seizing a small western town.

Nigeria: Gunmen rob banks, attack police

2012-11-28 10:07

Bank robbers armed with assault rifles and high explosives have attacked four banks and two police stations in southern Nigeria, in a co-ordinated strike that left seven people dead, police say.

Jonathan congratulates Koroma on re-election

2012-11-24 22:35

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has congratulated Sierra Leone's President Ernest Koroma on his re-election for another five-year term.

Jonathan: We're not talking to Boko Haram

2012-11-19 11:40

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan says his government is not currently in talks with Boko Haram Islamists, adding it is impossible to negotiate with a group that has "no face".

Hardier cassava offers promise

2012-11-01 20:47

Scientists and others fighting hunger hope that efforts to make cassava heartier and more nutritious will help feed Africa.

UK applauds Nigeria oil bill

2012-10-08 16:27

The UK's business secretary says that a bill to overhaul Nigeria's oil industry should be focused on what helps the West African nation, rather than what benefits the foreign oil companies working there.

Nigeria president wants land back

2012-10-04 20:15

Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has ordered a review of an international ruling that handed the oil-rich Bakassi peninsula to its neighbour Cameroon a decade ago.

Nigeria halts pilgrimage flights to Saudi

2012-09-28 12:07

Hundreds of Nigerian women, among more than a thousand denied entry to Saudi Arabia, have flown back from Jeddah with Nigeria having suspended pilgrimage flights to the kingdom.

Bill Clinton announces contraception deal

2012-09-27 14:03

Prices for long-acting contraception will be halved for 27 million women in the developing world through a new partnership, former President Bill Clinton and other world leaders have announced.

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