VIDEO: Nigeria security fears ahead of WEF

Chris Ewokor has been examining what Nigeria's security concerns mean for investment in Africa's biggest economy.

Libyans will take to the polls later this week to elect an assembly of 60 people - equally representing the three regions of the country.

Thousands of police officers and soldiers have been deployed in some townships as South Africans prepare to head to the polls on Wednesday.

The BBC's Will Ross in the Nigerian capital Abuja says a car bombing at a bus station on Thursday night has heightened security concerns ahead of next week's World Economic Forum.

Ahead of Nigeria's presidential elections on 28 March, BBC Africa tells you what you need to know about the nation's security.

UDSM allays terror attack fears, beefs up campus security
Daily News
THE University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) has allayed fears over terrorist attacks at its Mwalimu JK Nyerere Mlimani Campus following messages circulating on social networks and cell phones alleging that the campus was likely to be attacked.

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Tanzania tightens security ahead of October polls
GlobalPost
DAR ES SALAAM, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- The National Electoral Commission in Tanzania said on Monday it was beefing up security at its headquarters to protect election facilities to be used in the east African nation's general elections slated for Oct. 25.

Police and security agencies have started deploying officers countrywide ahead of the Pope’s visit.