Sanusi reported last year that $50bn of oil sold by the state’s Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation had not been paid to the government

Leaked court documents suggest Pistorius was 'most likely on his stumps' when he shot his girlfriend on Valentine's Day 2013

President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe turned 90 yesterday. He was in Singapore on a medical trip that has deepened concerns about his health.

The primates are the most endangered mammals in the world, say scientists

The Libyan cabinet has issued a law that would recognise women raped during the conflict as war victims

A former British soldier already sentenced to be executed in the Democratic Republic of Congo for murder following a “deeply flawed” trial has now been convicted of killing his cellmate in a separate case – this time despite a post-mortem examination showing the death was suicide.

Yahya Jammeh also said 'LGBT can only stand for Leprosy, Gonorrhoea, Bacteria and Tuberculosis' in a speech on Tuesday

FCO now advises against all non-essential visits to South Sinai province, except within Sharm el Sheikh resort

While international aid comes under threat, agency says ‘we need to keep our attention on Somalia’

Minister of state for ethics and integrity then goes on to compare homosexuality to drug addiction

The explosion killed three South Koreans and the Egyptian driver

Suspected Islamist fighters killed at least 90 people in an early morning attack on a village in remote northeast Nigeria on Sunday, witnesses said.

The airline says all passengers are safe after aircraft was 'forced to proceed' to Swiss airport

The world is again watching miners in peril – but these, in South Africa, have some extra worries

Morsi stands accused of 'the biggest case of conspiracy in Egypt's history'