VIDEO: Buhari hometown celebrates victory

BBC Africa explains why Muhammadu Buhari's election victory is so momentous for Nigeria and the continent.

Nigeria's president congratulates countryman Wellington Jighere, who has become the first African to win the English-language World Scrabble Championships.

The winner of Nigeria's presidential election, Muhammadu Buhari, hails a "vote for change" and thanks beaten rival Goodluck Jonathan.

    Opposition candidate Muhammadu Buhari is on the verge of a historic victory over Nigerian     President Goodluck Jonathan, with most votes counted.    Nigeria's former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari, 72, is not a quitter. Defeated in the last     three elections, he has returned to contest the highest office.Gen Buhari, a former military ruler, is ahead by almost three million votes, with results still to come from just three states. Analysts say it is hard to see how Mr Jonathan can...

The African National Congress (ANC) has won a commanding victory in South Africa's general election, partial results show.

There has been a rise in African art fairs in Western cities and Paris is hosting its first ever retrospective of art from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

People across South Africa have been gathering to mourn former President Nelson Mandela, who died on Thursday night at the age of

Muhammadu Buhari is being sworn in as Nigeria's 15th head of state on Friday.

South Africans have been paying tribute to their former leader, Nelson Mandela, who has died at the age of