In Mali, the Tuaregs who once fought for Muammar Gaddafi have returned home with a new quest for independence. However, their clashes with government troops have forced 30,000 people from their homes. In Nigeria, religious violence has both Christians and Muslims on edge. Our reporters meet refugees lost in the chaos with no help in sight. Finally, the Africa Cup of Nations heads into the final with Zambia facing Ivory Coast.
Nigeria is battling a bloody insurgency launched by radical Islamist sect Boko Haram. The group want to overthrow the government and establish an Islamic state. In January, a string of attacks in the north of the country killed 185 people. As President Goodluck Jonathan confronts the violence in the town of Kano, tensions continue to simmer.
Armed militants blew up a police headquarters and shot an officer in the Nigerian city of Kano on Monday as more blasts were reported in Maiduguri, a hotbed of Boko Haram Islamists. Coordinated attacks in Kano last month killed at least 185 people.
As the election in Senegal draws closer, ever greater numbers are demanding that 85-year-old President Wade give up his controversial bid for a third term in office. Meanwhile, the reported voice of Boko Haram was arrested this week in Nigeria, but that has done little to stop the Islamist group blamed for a series of bloody attacks. Finally, the Malian Eagles are in the quarter finals of the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in eight years.
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan's challenge to the Boko Haram group to identify themselves and state their demands surprised many Nigerians. Boko Haram's identity and demands are no secret. But can talks bring the peace Nigerians seek?
We take a closer look at the violence rocking a newly independent South Sudan. We then drive through the streets of Abidjan as authorities seek to restore order to Ivory Coast. Finally, we get a taste of the atmosphere in Gabon, which is hosting the Africa Cup of Nations for the very first time.
In order to establish a "basis for dialogue" with Boko Haram, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday urged the jihadist group to clearly state the reasons for its violent activities.
Residents in the northern Nigerian city of Kano said Tuesday they heard explosions and gunshots coming from an area near the police station, following last week's deadly gun battles in which at least 185 people were killed.
Nigerian police found vehicles filled with explosives in the city of Kano on Monday, three days after members of Islamist sect Boko Haram killed at least 178 people in a series of attacks and battles with police in the northern city.
The death toll from coordinated gun and bomb attacks in Nigeria's second largest city Kano has risen to at least 178, a hospital doctor said Sunday, as President Goodluck Jonathan visited the area.
