BBC (UK)
Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - 09:56
The trial was later adjourned until 3 May and bail for the defendants was denied, reports from the court said.
Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - 07:23
A member of a gang in Niger says Boko Haram Islamist militants from Nigeria regularly come across the border, looking for recruits.
Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - 07:21
The massacre of hundreds of civilians in South Sudan is an "abomination" and a betrayal of the people by their leaders, the White House has said.
Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - 10:07
Members of a gang in Niger have told the BBC that they collaborated with radical Islamist group Boko Haram in return for money.
Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - 10:01
Rebels in South Sudan have denied a UN report that they killed hundreds of civilians after taking control of the oil hub, Bentiu, last week.
Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - 10:01
Some 190 Nigerian schoolgirls remain missing after being abducted last week, their head teacher has told the BBC - far more than the official figure.
Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - 10:00
The director of Bolivia's largest employers' organisation, Daniel Sanchez, said the decision had been based on politics rather than on sound economic reasons.
Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - 09:59
Dozens of people have been killed in a cattle raid in South Sudan's northern Warrap state, local officials say.
Monday, April 21, 2014 - 12:19
Hundreds of people were killed because of their ethnicity after South Sudan rebels seized the oil hub of Bentiu last week, the UN has said.
Monday, April 21, 2014 - 08:35
The United Nations Security Council has heard a proposal to create a special medal for bravery in UN peacekeeping.