Burna Boy lives up to his name. He becomes the first African artist to sell out a stadium show in the U.S. Read more inside.

Victoria Adesanmi designed a real-life Barbie DreamHouse recently listed on Airbnb ahead of the upcoming film. Read more about Adesanmi.

Robert Smith offers full scholarships to freed Nigerian schoolgirls. Boko Haram recently released 21 Chibok girls from captivity.

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According to police officials, there were 27 shootings that left 12 individuals dead and 48 others wounded.

A newly constructed church in Nigeria collapses. At least 160 people killed.

The Reigners Bible Church International was under construction days before a huge event that attracted hundreds of people.

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Today, if you drive around any major sub-Saharan city you’ll find the Obama family on posters, framed newspaper clippings in barbershops and 6-foot paintings sold on the roadside. But expectations of his how his tenure would translate to policy as multifaceted as the continent itself.

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Williams doesn't leave this year's U.S. Open empty-handed, she broke tennis legend Roger Federer's record, winning an extraordinary 308 Grand Slam matches.

In its early stages, ISIS set up family oriented events in war-ravaged Syria, including street fairs with ice-cream competitions and games. As the organization grew, so did its hold on the youth. The group began opening schools and training camps to instill its doctrine.

Boko Haram released a new video of the abducted Chibok school girls. They're offering to release them in exchange for captured fighters.