Nigeria

The 2014 abduction prompted a huge social media campaign but was it helpful?

After trying to ban cryptocurrencies, the country’s Central Bank has launched its own digital currency—but it won’t end the country’s foreign exchange volatility or shore up its reserves.

Infighting among Anglophone separatists and denial by the Cameroonian government are escalating the ongoing conflict.

Yams mean wealth, power, and the holidays—if you can afford them.

Capital punishment was a tool of white supremacy designed to instill terror and cement foreign domination. African governments should abolish it.

Witch hunts against the poor and vulnerable remain a serious problem.

Democracy is at risk as Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s power grows unchecked.

Washington’s focus on stability over human rights is alienating Africa’s youth.

Meanwhile, Nigeria teeters on the path to failed statehood.

In Nigeria’s carefully designed capital, urban enforcers harass ordinary citizens.

With jihadist groups on the rise, African leaders from Nigeria to Mozambique are worried about maintaining stability.

It happened to us in Nigeria.

Senators quietly press U.S. President Joe Biden to reassess U.S.-Nigeria relations amid human rights concerns.

The center needs to address concerns, not arrest dissidents.

One word perfectly captures the clash between Nigeria’s leaders and its booming young population.

A promising tech transformation may be disrupted by the president’s ego.

The social media company faces tough questions in talks with the government to restore access to 40 million users.

A hasty and extralegal restriction has been imposed by an increasingly tyrannical president.

Soldiers don’t belong on the streets—and the army is uniquely placed to pressure the government for police reforms to tackle rampant insecurity.

Bandits in the country’s northwest are terrorizing civilians, destabilizing the region, and empowering jihadists.