BBC
Wednesday, March 25, 2015 - 06:59
About 500 children aged 11 and under are missing from a Nigerian town recaptured from militants, a former resident of Damasak has told the BBC. Nigerian official stated thatvery young ones are given to madrassas [Islamic schools] and male ones between 16 and 25 are conscripted and indoctrinated.
Tuesday, March 24, 2015 - 07:06
A court in Senegal has sentenced the son of former President Abdoulaye Wade to six years in prison for corruption. Karim Wade was also fined $230m (£150m) for illegal enrichment during his father's 12-year rule.
Tuesday, March 24, 2015 - 05:06
The new Uruguayan government says it will no longer grant asylum to prisoners from the Guantanamo Bay detention centre.
Monday, March 23, 2015 - 07:24
Drug-fuelled violence and street crime have given Acapulco more of a reputation for high homicide rates than for high-end glamour.
Friday, March 20, 2015 - 07:11
The Mexican Supreme Court has ordered the release of Alfonso Martin del Campo Dodd, a Mexican-American who was jailed in 1992 for the murder of his sister and brother-in-law after the court ruled that his confession had been extracted under torture.
Friday, March 20, 2015 - 07:06
France has set up a military base in Niger, just south of the Libyan border, hoping to cut off trafficking and supply routes, on which militant groups like Islamic State rely to spread their influence around the region. France and the US are working in partnership in the Sahel.
Wednesday, March 18, 2015 - 07:15
Switzerland will return to Nigeria some $380m (£260m) allegedly looted by ex-military ruler Sani Abacha, an official has said. The transfer, to be conducted under the supervision of the World Bank, will end a 16-year case against the Abacha family.
Tuesday, March 17, 2015 - 04:59
The public prosecutor in Brazil has formally charged the treasurer of the governing Worker's Party, Joao Vaccari, with corruption.
Wednesday, March 11, 2015 - 07:18
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are both expected to re-elect their leaders this spring. Few will be surprised if Nursultan Nazarbayev keeps his job in Kazakhstan - though he's yet to announce he is running again - or if Islam Karimov stays president in Uzbekistan. Both have been in charge since Soviet times and are two of the longest serving leaders in the world.
Sunday, March 8, 2015 - 20:25
Colombia's government and Farc rebels have agreed to work together to remove landmines in rural areas of the country where they have fought since the 1960s.