World Feb 16 Nigeria’s candidates blame each other in surprise vote delay Nigeria’s top candidates on Saturday condemned the last-minute decision to delay the presidential election for a week until Feb. 23, blaming each other but appealing to Africa’s largest democracy for calm.
World Feb 13 Ahead of elections, Nigerian government warns ‘fake news kills people’ The stakes are high in Nigeria ahead of Saturday's presidential vote marked by widespread discontent over unemployment, poverty and insecurity in some parts of the country.
World Jan 02 Congolese flee to Uganda after contentious election, raising Ebola fears Some Congolese trying to cross the border were forced back after resisting the efforts of Ugandan health officials screening people for Ebola, a spokeswoman for the Red Cross in Uganda said.
World Sep 21 127 dead after Tanzania ferry capsizes on Lake Victoria At least 37 people had been rescued from the sunken ferry as of Thursday evening, when rescue teams called off their work overnight.