Celia Lebur

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Celia Lebur

Celia Lebur works from Lagos, Nigeria. AFP reporter for Western Africa Nigeria, Ghana, Benin, Togo. Tweets are my own. Celia Lebur has over 1307 followers on Twitter.

Faure Gnassingbe was seen as a malleable 38-year-old when the military installed him as president of Togo after the death of his strongman father in 2005.

FAURE GNASSINGBE

Faure Gnassingbe: Togo leader treads in father’s steps

Celia Lebur

Last day of campaigning in Nigeria before polls

Muhammadu Buhari is seeking a second term but is facing a strong challenge from Atiku Abubakar who has campaigned largely against his record in office

Ola Awoniyi
Joel Olatunde Agoi
Aminu Abubakar
Chris Stein
Celia Lebur

A general view shows the damage at a camp for displaced people after an attack by suspected members of the Islamist Boko Haram insurgency in Dalori, Nigeria. (Reuters/Kolawole Adewale)

ABUBAKAR SHEKAU

What’s behind the return of Boko Haram?

A faction of Boko Haram affiliated to the Islamic State militant group, has intensified attacks against the army in the northeast of Nigeria

Aminu Abubakar
Celia Lebur

Mourners carry the coffins of the men who were burnt alive in broad daylight through Ibrahim Babangida Square in Benue. The men were burnt to death allegedly because they looked like Fulani herders.

Mob justice grips central Nigeria

Clashes between farmers and nomadic herders have resulted in violent retribution

Celia Lebur

Taking the cake: Nigerian actress Adesua Etomi stars in the romantic comedy The Wedding Party

Glossy hit comedy heralds a new era for Nollywood

"Nollywood film The Wedding Party has shown Nigerian cinema at the top of its game"

Celia Lebur