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The plight of Nigeria’s living dead
Hundreds of Nigerians are enduring daily torture on death row as they await execution for crimes ranging from kidnapping to blasphemy. Nigeria has no qualms ... -
Gambia First
On the promises and dangers of the New Gambia’s new and improved relationships with donors. Yesterday, UK foreign minister Boris Johnson visited The Gambia, ... -
#IStandWithNigeria protests: “We can change Nigeria and we are coming together to do just that”
On Monday, hundreds took to the streets to demonstrate against a wide range of political and economic grievances with the government. They say this is ... -
Remembering Buchi Emecheta, Nigerian novelist, feminist, my mother
When her husband burnt her first handwritten manuscript, Buchi Emecheta did not give up. She persevered and went on to become the celebrated author ... -
The five big questions facing the New Gambia’s new government
From prosecuting Jammeh, to lifting the economy, to working out the relationship with Senegal, President Adama Barrow has a lot to think about. On ... -
Two presidents and an intervention: Gambia is not Côte d’Ivoire, but it can learn from it
The similarities between Gambia today and Côte d’Ivoire in 2010-11 may be most relevant not in how the intervention unfolds, but in what happens ... -
In Niger, anti-smuggling efforts risk trading one crisis for another
The migrant smuggling industry has brought jobs, stability and wealth to northern Niger. Which is why countering it is fraught with risk. With unprecedented ... -
Digital tech: improving access to education in Nigeria [Haller Prize 2nd place]
This entry was awarded 2nd place in the 2016 Haller Prize for Development Journalism. In the third annual edition of the competition, professional and amateur journalists from across sub-Saharan ... -
Gambia: Why the army may be the key to getting Jammeh to step down
Domestic, regional and international bodies have all condemned Yahya Jammeh’s refusal to concede defeat. But one significant group still backs him. Speaking to opposition ... -
What’s at stake in Ghana’s too close to call election?
Pollsters disagree on who will win in a presidential race that has been more about personalities than policy. Ghanaians head to the polls tomorrow, ...
