An Eni SpA oil pipeline ruptured and caught fire as a militant group claimed responsibility for an attack in the region, their first alleged assault in months as its purported leader awaits trial on terrorism charges in South Africa.
Nigerian terror sect Boko Haram, whose most recent attack killed 162 people in Kano, issued a statement explaining that its motive for initiating violence is "revenge."
As the violence in Nigeria escalates, the president of nearby Senegal is trying to help bring peace.
For the first time since protests erupted
over spiraling fuel prices, soldiers on Monday barricaded key roads in
Nigeria's commercial capital of Lagos as the president offered a
concession to stem demonstrations that he said were being stoked by
provocateurs seeking anarchy. 
An increasingly vocal Islamist group says
its leader has been appointed to represent an al-Qaida-linked Somali
militia in Kenya, a development that underscores the dangers Kenya faces
from Somalia's insurgency. 
More violence is expected in Nigeria, where an Islamist terror group killed 39 on Christmas Day, pushing many citizens to flee the targeted cities Monday, reports say.
Rosalia Adhiambo won't take the free
anti-HIV drugs that would prolong her life. The spiraling price of food
in Kenya means she can't afford to feed both her grandniece and herself.
The Plateau State capital of Jos was targeted by a series of bombings last weekend, in which one man died and 11 people were injured, including one woman. 