At least 45 people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack in the north-eastern Nigerian town of Madagali in Adamawa state, officials say. Read more on the BBC
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Surviving Nigeria's Boko Haram
More than two million Nigerians have fled their homes seeking refuge from Boko Haram insurgents over the last six years. One of the largest camps is in a semi-arid field outside the north-eastern...
Nigeria election: Jonathan and Buhari sign peace deal
Nigeria's two main presidential candidates have signed an agreement to prevent violence in tightly contested elections due on Saturday. Ex-military ruler Abdulsalami Abubakar brokered the deal in...
Boko Haram crisis: The Nigerian truckers risking attack
By Lucy Fleming Most of those in the group drive tankers of petrol, diesel or kerosene to and from Maiduguri - the city at the heart of the Islamist insurgency in the north-east and the capital of...
Malian troops in first clash with MNLA rebels since truce
Malian government forces have clashed with separatist Tuareg rebels in the first fighting since the two sides signed a peace accord in June. Read the full report from the BBC.
Displaced Somalis suffer cycle of sexual violence
A combination of fighting and famine has left 1.1 million people displaced. In Mogadishu alone there are more than 500 camps where families eke out a meagre living under scraps of tarpaulin and cloth...
Mali conflict leaves dangerous legacy for children
Unicef is launching a campaign in Mali to raise awareness among children of the dangers posed by explosives that have been left behind by rebels and soldiers. Watch the video on the BBC.
Tana River clashes leave dozens dead
At least 39 people have been killed in fresh clashes between rival communities in the Tana River district in Kenya's Coast province, police say. The attack by ethnic Pokomo farmers on an Orma...
Mali's Ansar Dine Islamists in humanitarian aid deal
One of the Islamist groups in northern Mali has agreed to allow humanitarian aid groups into its territory. Read the Full Report
Failed state or fantasy land?
By Mary Harper United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, has hailed the endorsement of Somalia's new constitution as a "historic achievement". This might be an over-statement. Instead, the...
Burkina Faso + 5 more
Sahel region of West Africa 'in permanent food crisis'
More than one million children are at risk of severe malnutrition in the Sahel region of West Africa, according to two leading charities. Read the story on the BBC
Somali leaders set transition deadline
Leaders of disparate Somali factions have agreed to a timetable that will elect a new president by 20 August. The historic deal came after three days of heated discussion in Ethiopia, attended by the...
Somalia's al-Shabab Islamists move north into Puntland
Al-Shabab militants have moved north to semi-autonomous Puntland after being pushed out of central Somalia, Puntland President Abdirahman Farole says. Read the full article on the BBC.
Niger's complicated hunger crisis
Andrew Harding Africa correspondent In a small, neat hospital ward in the dusty town of Ouallam, 10 young children are lying on beds displaying the familiar signs of severe malnutrition - laboured...
Uganda + 1 more
Why is Uganda fighting in 'hellish' Somalia?
Ugandan troops make up the bulk of the African Union force helping Somalia's UN-backed government. With much of the country under the control of al-Shabab Islamist militants, it is probably one of...
Niger + 1 more
Tuareg rebels make troubled return from Libya to Mali
By Celeste Hicks Mangaize, northern Niger The hot season is fast approaching in northern Niger and the sun burns into the flimsy roofs of the refugee tents, the plastic sheeting an incongruous blue...
Somalia + 2 more
Why does Somalia matter?
The British government is hoping a conference it is hosting on 23 February can finally start to bring peace to Somalia, which has known little but conflict and misery over the past two decades. Read...
Fresh Somalia fighting forces thousands to flee
Thousands of internally displaced Somalis have been forced to flee again to avoid heavy fighting in the Afgoye corridor, just south of the capital. A BBC correspondent says he saw hundreds of loaded...
'Lifeline' US-Somalia remittances on hold
Banks in the US state of Minnesota - home to a large ethnic Somali community - have stopped money transfer services to Somalia, fearful of prosecution under US anti-terror laws. But are ordinary...
Somalia's al-Shabab militants ban Red Cross aid work
Somalia's al-Shabab militants have banned the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) from operating in parts of the country it controls. Read the full article on the BBC.