VIDEO: Concerns over Nigeria vote count

Counting is under way in Nigeria's presidential election, which has been praised by the UN despite technical problems and violence.

South Africa's African National Congress (ANC) has polled almost 56% of the vote after 20% of ballots are counted, the electoral commission says.

Magufuli ahead by 1.9 million in latest vote count
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CCM Union presidential candidate, Dr John Magufuli, was last night still comfortably ahead of his close challenger, Mr Edward Lowassa of CHADEMA by 1,912,000 votes. View Comments. According to an official announcement, Dr Magufuli has reached ...

With the presidential election just days away, Focus on Africa's Peter Okwoche spoke to supporters of both candidates in Mararaba, near Abuja.

The BBC's Abdulahi Kaura Abubakar talks to a Muslim and Christian on opposite sides of the Kaduna river ahead of Nigeria's election on Saturday.

After a delay of about 50 minutes, President Goodluck Jonathan has had his biometric voter card verified.

Nigeria have injury concerns over Elderson Echiejile and Ahmed Musa just a week ahead of the World Cup in Brazil.

Migrants have once more broken through police lines in Calais trying to enter the Channel Tunnel.

Reports that the burial mask of King Tutankhamen has been damaged and badly repaired are raising concerns about how Egypt's ancient treasures are being treated.