* Four explosions target market, entrances to town * Northern Cameroon battling wave of Boko Haram violence * Islamist suicide attacks increasingly frequent (Updates death toll, adds quote, details) By Josiane Kouagheu DOUALA, Cameroon, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Suicide bombers targeting a town...

(Recasts with withdrawal of French troops, adds French defence minister's comments, changes dateline previously BANGUI) DAKAR Nov 10 (Reuters) - France will resume withdrawing its troops from Central African Republic following elections intended to restore democratic rule following more than two ...

* Rebels call for cancellation of referendum and polls * Clashes break out in Bangui; problems in other towns * At least two dead and dozens wounded * New constitution would pave way for elections (Updates with end of voting, updates death toll, adds details) By Serge Leger Kokopakpa ...

* Former maths teacher wins 62.7 pct of votes * Residents celebrate in the streets of Bangui * Unstable country seeks to end three years of strife (Adds reaction from the street, details throughout) By Crispin Dembassa-Kette BANGUI, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Former Central African Republic prim...

(Adds details from second source, context) NIAMEY Oct 28 (Reuters) - Suspected Boko Haram militants killed at least 14 people in an overnight attack on a village in southeastern Niger, security sources said on Wednesday. "They executed at least 14 civilians," said one of the sources, referring...

(Adds details and context throughout) NIAMEY Nov 26 (Reuters) - Boko Haram militants attacked a village in Niger's southern border area of Diffa on Thursday, killing 15 people, two security sources said. The guerrillas arrived in the village of Gogone on foot and opened fire indiscriminately o...