Nigeria

Nigeria face Burkina Faso in the Africa Cup of Nations final in Johannesburg, with Victor Moses remaining an injury concern.

Islamist militant group Boko Haram blamed for two separate attacks on vaccination teams in Kano.

Economic interests as much as post-colonial 'friendship' have pushed President Francois Hollande into military intervention.

Microsoft and Huawei have launched the 4Afrika Initiative, bringing a budget Windows Phone 8 device to Africa, along with support to educate and get businesses online.

Arsene Wenger suggests buying strikers is unnecessary, given Ivory Coast forward Gervinho is expected to return to the Arsenal first team this week

Roberto Mancini believes draw against Liverpool was a fair result but warns champions not to drop more points

Former UK prime minister warns of 'long, difficult, messy' campaign that will take 'a generation'

Reports claim Hollande will meet Mali's interim president Dioncounda Traore in Bamako before visiting Timbuktu.

Landmark case brought by four farmers claiming pollution of villages in Niger Delta ends in defeat.

Defence secretary Philip Hammond plans 40 troops for Mali on top of 20 already there.

Swansea City host Chelsea at the Liberty Stadium in the second leg of the League Cup semi-final.

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates plans to use his £40bn personal fortune to eradicate polio, malaria and measles.

Chelsea host Arsenal at Stamford Bridge in the London derby.

Malian and French forces recapture key towns of Konna and Diabaly.

HIV protein modified to 'protect not replicate' at Queensland Institute for Medical Research.

Number of French troops increased to 1,400 as African forces start arriving in Mali.

School of Basic Medical Science academic claims to have developed herbal cure for Human Immunodeficiency Virus.

Chelsea welcome Southampton to Stamford Bridge in midweek.

Chandrashekar Srinivasan looks at the sad decline of the lion population in west and central Africa, and the worrying trends which suggest extinction is not far away.

France fears strong retaliation from al-Qaida-linked Islamic extremists over Mali and Somalia situations.

Rafa Benitez says both John Terry and Petr Cech are close to a return to action against Stoke City

Patrick Bomboi Emuh told police he was a Nigerian oil baron after six-year probe.

Chelsea welcome Swansea City to Stamford Bridge in the first leg of the League Cup semi-final.

Some of world's greatest cities are among British favourites to see in 2013/

Pope Benedict XVI calls for ending bloodshed in Syria.

Illicit financial outflows include corruption money and tax evasion.

Chelsea are reportedly lining up a January move for Newcastle United midfielder Cheick Tiote.

BHP Billiton has agreed to sell its stakes in Browse gas export project in Australia to Chinese firm PetroChina

High court judge backs Akhalu claim that she could die in a matter of weeks if deported from UK.

Chelsea winger Victor Moses has expressed his delight to be part of the Nigeria side for the upcoming African Cup of Nations in South Africa.