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  • Peter Obi presidential campaign rally, Borno State, 28 Jan, 2023 (Photo courtesy: Peter Obi media team)
    NigeriaPoliticsTop story

    Oligarchs, Oil and Obi-dients: The battle for the soul of Nigeria

    By Nick Westcott
    February 3, 2023
    The end of the oil-fuelled patronage system may pose the greatest threat to the nation since the Civil War. Therein may lie its salvation. ...
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  • Cross River state in Nigeria is estimated to have lost nearly 9% of its tree cover since 2000 due to deforestation. Credit: Mathias Rittgerott/Rettet den Regenwald.
    ClimateNigeriaTop story

    “People want to be rich overnight”: Nigeria logging abounds despite ban

    By Ekpali Saint
    January 31, 2023
    In Cross River state, home to much of Nigeria’s remaining forest, locals and officials accuse the state government of profiting from illegal logging. As ...
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    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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    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.
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    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.
    Editor's PicksNigeriaSociety

    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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    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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    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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