List of Nigeria articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 U.S. to Boost Military Aid to Nigeria for Boko Haram Fight
Washington wants to help Nigeria’s new president battle one of Africa’s deadliest terrorist groups, but don’t expect a fleet of surveillance drones to be part of the mix.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Bring Back Our Democracy
Activist movements are changing the way that the world changes — and if the United States wants to help democracy abroad, it needs to update who it throws its weight behind.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Buhari’s (Nearly) Bare Cabinet
Muhammadu Buhari promised to end corruption, defeat Boko Haram, and end Nigeria's oil woes. But six weeks into his presidency, he hasn't picked any advisors to enact his ambitious agenda.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Africa’s Angry Young Men
No school, no job, no future. Why so many of Africa's young men choose militias.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Boko Haram Steps Up Attacks After Buhari’s Vows to Defeat the Group
When Buhari won Nigeria's election in March, he vowed to defeat the extremist group wreaking havoc in northeastern Nigeria. A recent string of attacks, however, proves he has a lot of work left to do.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Can the Supreme Court’s Marriage Decision Help the World’s Most Homophobic Country?
Nigeria's draconian anti-gay law has trampled human rights, exacerbated the country's HIV crisis, and fueled vicious police crackdowns — and it isn't going anywhere.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Send the Bill to the Dictator
What would happen if the billions of dollars stolen by corrupt officials, gangs, and crooked corporations every year could be spent on development instead?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Terrorists Had a Banner Year in 2014, Killing More Than 30,000
The increase in terrorism's violence comes amid the Islamic State's spread in Iraq and Syria and Boko Haram violence in Nigeria.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Anatomy of a Boko Haram Massacre
Months after Nigerian militants swept through Baga, an investigation by Human Rights Watch reveals the details of perhaps the insurgent group's most brutal attack to date.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Stars on Their Shoulders, Blood on Their Hands
An explosive new report by Amnesty International shows that Nigeria's military systematically committed war crimes — torturing and murdering thousands of young men.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 What to Do When Foreign Fighters Come Home
Not every Westerner who comes home after joining the Islamic State is a threat. But whether they ultimately live a life of peace or violence can be shaped by what they find when they get back.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 New Head of African Development Bank Wants a Continent He’s Proud to Call Home
Akinwumi Adesina won Thursday's election for the presidency of the African Development Bank. Now he's ready to improve infrastructure, create jobs, and encourage green growth on the continent.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Time for Buhari to Play Nice
Nigeria's new president may have a mandate from the voters. But if he can't get the state governors on his side, his ambitious reforms won't stand a chance.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 If Nigeria Is a Petrostate, Why Is It Always So Short on Fuel?
Nigeria has some of the world's richest oil fields. But recent strikes prove its lack of refinery infrastructure could soon make it a failing petrostate.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Nigerians See Cynicism in Army’s Speculation of Chibok Girls’ Rescue
The Nigerian Army announced Tuesday that it rescued hundreds of women and girls from a Boko Haram camp in northern Nigeria. But its decision to clarify that it wasn't clear whether some were the missing Chibok girls sparked anger on social media.
