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  • Iron ore being transported across Liberia. Credit: jbdodane.
    LiberiaSociety

    The unaccountability of Liberia’s polluting miners

    By Margaret Nigba
    January 25, 2023
    The government’s reports and fines have not yet been sufficient to stop communities suffering from poisoned rivers. Last May in Grand Cape Mount County, ...
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  • Insecurity ahead of Nigeria's 2023 elections has left no geopolitical zone unaffected. Credit: Atiku Abubakar.
    NigeriaPoliticsTop story

    The insecurity ahead of Nigeria’s 2023 elections is unprecedented

    By Idayat Hassan
    December 21, 2022
    What will this mean for the running and credibility of the polls? Nigeria’s elections in 2023 will mark 24 years of unbroken democracy, the ...
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  • A view of Lagos from on high. Credit: Tim Cocks.
    NigeriaSocietyTop story

    Lagos is unique but not in the way people think

    By Tim Cocks
    December 20, 2022
    The aspects of Lagos that are often vilified are exceptional only in their scale. When I say I’m travelling to Lagos, people only familiar ...
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  • Ghana's LGBTQ community feels increasingly fearful after an anti-gay bill was proposed in 2021.
    GhanaPoliticsSocietyTop story

    Ghana’s anti-LGBTQ bill sparks spike in “legally sanctioned” extortion

    By Ohotuowo Ogbeche
    November 29, 2022
    Since the law was proposed, instances of violence  – including seemingly organised crime – against Ghana’s queer community have increased. Last year, Ghana’s parliament ...
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  • Those who migrate (or Japa) in Nigeria often keep plans secret until they are complete.
    NigeriaSocietyTop story

    Why are Nigerians keeping migration plans secret from their friends?

    By Kingsley Charles
    November 8, 2022
    Many relationships have suffered as people planning to leave Nigeria only inform their nearest and dearest once they’ve already gone.  On the morning of ...
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  • At a Y'en A Marre protest in Senegal in 2011. Credit: seneweb.
    Editor's PicksPoliticsSenegal

    “People will become more radical”: Senegal and the limits of protest

    By Ndongo Samba Sylla & Leo Zeilig
    October 18, 2022
    Senegal has a rich history of social movements, but they have done more to resolve political conflicts than open up new horizons…at least up ...
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  • The main presidential candidates in Nigeria 2023: Bola Tinubu, Atiku Abubakar, Kwankwaso, Peter Obi (clockwise from top left).
    NigeriaPoliticsTop story

    Old faces, new hopes: Meet the candidates in Nigeria’s 2023 elections

    By Idayat Hassan
    August 31, 2022
    Four men lead the race to be Nigeria’s next president. Who are they and what do they stand for? When Nigeria goes to the ...
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  • Renters struggle to find suitable homes and pay rent in many cities in Nigeria, such as Lagos. Credit: Naparazzi.
    EconomyEditor's PicksFellowsNigeria

    What will it take for monthly rent payment to work in Nigeria?

    By Immaculata Abba
    July 27, 2022
    Nigerians currently have to shell out a whole year’s rent in advance. Many renters want this to change, but landlords will need reassuring.   Renting ...
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  • Fake news spreads quickly and easily from online to offline environments. Credit: KC Nwakalor for USAID/Digital Development Communications.
    SocietyTop storyWest

    If blackouts don’t work, what might? Tackling fake news in West Africa

    By Idayat Hassan & Jamie Hitchen
    July 19, 2022
    Disinformation is on the rise, and social media companies, governments, and fact-checking groups are all struggling to keep up. Fake news may spread through ...
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  • Since its deployment in Mali, MINUSMA has recorded the most casualties of any ongoing UN mission. Credit: UN Photo/Marco Dormino.
    MaliPolitics

    Could an AU force with a fighting mandate solve Mali’s insecurity?

    By Ajay P Karuvally
    July 7, 2022
    Despite the renewal of the UN mission, the UN Secretary-General has suggested a new force may be required to end the spiral of instability.  ...
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