In Nigeria motorcyclists have a new style of helmet; pumpkin shells. A law recently went into effect making it illegal not to wear a helmet after New Year's Day.

34 children in Nigeria are dead as a result of tainted teething syrup. "My Pikin" has been contaminated with diethylene glycol. The chemical causes kidney failure.

An around-the-clock curfew has been imposed after riots between Muslims and Christians saw hundreds killed in the worst violence in Nigeria in four years.

South Africa's Vaal river -- the only fresh-water source for 10-million people in the country's industrial heartland - is so polluted you can walk across the sewerage waste...' warned a water-engineer this week.

Mary, a pretty five-year-old little girl with big brown eyes has been accused of being a 'witch'. Her father kicked her out onto the streets in one of the most dangerous parts of the world. Her crime: A local priest denounced her as a witch.

The federal government of Nigeria says oil companies are engaging in acts that destroy the environment and pose health risks to their employees.

Using speedboats as the getaway vehicles armed gunmen have kidnapped ten members from an oil vessel. the kidnappers threaten to kill the ten, if demands not met.

Transparency International’s 2008 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) scores show Somalia and Iraq are the most corrupt countries in the world, with Denmark being the least corrupt.

Shortly after declaring an oil war The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (Mend) has declared a ceasefire.

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (Mend) claims it was responsible for attack on a "major pipeline" in the Asari Toru region.