Elections

Uncertainty looms as Gambia MPs extend Jammeh's term

Resolution passed by national assembly allows president to stay in power for 90 more days despite losing December vote.

Politics

Gambia 'lockdown' as Jammeh declares state of emergency

Political crisis deepens as president refuses to step down following defeat in last month's presidential election.

Africa

Refugees and aid workers killed in Nigeria air strike

Military says jet accidentally bombed refugee camp in Borno, killing - according to MSF - at least 50 and wounding 120.

REWIND

Crisis in the Horn of Africa: Somalia's Famine

REWIND revisits a Fault Lines probe into Somalia's disastrous 2011 famine and the role of US counterterrorism.

Africa

Gambia: Four ministers resign from Jammeh government

Finance, foreign affairs, trade and the environment ministers quit Jammeh's government as end of his term looms.

Sport

Football fails to bring relief to Gabon

The African Cup of Nations tournament was expected to bring relief after the post-election crisis in Gabon.

Nigeria

Suicide bomb blast rips through Nigerian university

At least four killed and 15 wounded when a suicide bomber believed to be a teenage girl detonated herself in Maiduguri.

Maps

Boko Haram Attacks

Explore our interactive map to examine in detail the violent incidents in and around Nigeria from 2009 to 2016.

Inside Story

Is Sudan ready to have restrictions lifted?

US president Barack Obama signs executive order to scale back a 20-year-old trade embargo on Sudan.

Politics

'Stakes extremely high' as Gambia crisis deepens

Winner of presidential vote heads to Bamako as last-ditch regional attempts to persuade Yahya Jammeh to step down fail.

Africa

AU to stop recognising Gambia's Jammeh as president

African Union says it will not recognise Yahya Jammeh's presidency unless he steps aside when his mandate expires.

Politics

Ivory Coast government and mutinying troops strike deal

Rebelling soldiers promised $8,000 bonuses after they seized control of cities, forcing government into negotiations.

Inside Story

Can a showdown be averted in Gambia?

Leaders of neighbouring countries fly in to try and convince the Gambian president to hand over power.

Africa

US lifts 20-year economic embargo on Sudan

Trade and financial sanctions to end after Sudanese government makes efforts to improve regional security.

Politics

Nigerian MPs back asylum for Gambia's Jammeh

Lower house votes for Nigeria to consider giving asylum to President Jammeh as a way of ending political crisis.