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Review: ‘Legacy+’ turns Afrobeat full circle
Africa
/ 22 February 2021

Review: ‘Legacy+’ turns Afrobeat full circle

Following in Fela’s footsteps, Femi and Made Kuti continue the family legacy with their new album

By Dika Ofoma, The Continent
Why the US’s counterterrorism strategy in the Sahel keeps failing
Africa
/ 16 February 2021

Why the US’s counterterrorism strategy in the Sahel keeps failing

In exclusive interviews, former officials explain what has gone wrong and why the United States keeps making the same mistakes

By Frank Andrews
Bitcoin: Nigeria bites back against cryptocurrency trading
Africa
/ 14 February 2021

Bitcoin: Nigeria bites back against cryptocurrency trading

On 5 February Nigeria’s central bank banned crypto transactions, but industry analysts are confident the sector will find a workaround.

By Vincent Desmond
Africa: The only continent where political violence increased in 2020
Africa
/ 1 February 2021

Africa: The only continent where political violence increased in 2020

Militias have increased in numbers and strength, and now outnumber state security forces by four to one

By Clionadh Raleigh and Roudabeh Kishi
Nigerian farmers hail Shell ruling, but future remains uncertain
The Green Guardian
/ 1 February 2021

Nigerian farmers hail Shell ruling, but future remains uncertain

A Dutch court has ordered the energy company’s Nigerian subsidiary to pay farmers compensation over oil spills

By Linus Unah and Kelechukwu Iruoma
Inside story of sex-trafficking film
Africa
/ 7 January 2021

Inside story of sex-trafficking film

Òlòtúré, a new Netflix series, is about how a Nigerian journalist walked the streets to uncover the trade

By Camille Malplat
Debt forgiveness will top the African agenda in 2021
Africa
/ 19 December 2020

Debt forgiveness will top the African agenda in 2021

After being praised for their handling of the pandemic, African countries must now confront the economic fallout – even as they grapple with existing political and security challenges

By Alex Vines
Nigeria’s women on the front line
Africa
/ 7 December 2020

Nigeria’s women on the front line

They led the October 72-hour demonstration against a brutal police squad, following the examples that date back to the 1910 Women’s War

By Bolu Akindele and Ope Adedeji
The Portfolio: Antony Kaminju
Friday
/ 27 November 2020

The Portfolio: Antony Kaminju

Antony Kaminju shares his experience of making a photo of the Roving Bantu Kitchen’s Sifiso Ntuli

By Antony Kaminju
African science fiction: rereading the The Palm-Wine Drinkard
Friday
/ 27 November 2020

African science fiction: rereading the The Palm-Wine Drinkard

Nigerian writer Amos Tutuola wields language as the ultimate form of technology

By Nedine Moonsamy
Extract from ‘The Journey’: Responses to the archive
Friday
/ 20 November 2020

Extract from ‘The Journey’: Responses to the archive

This sequence of texts was written in response to various photographs of Nigeria made between 1920 and 1929 that form part of the Colonial Office photographic collection

By Emmanuel Iduma
The world’s warriors are under attack, but we must keep on fighting
Opinion
/ 16 November 2020

The world’s warriors are under attack, but we must keep on fighting

The murder of Fikile Ntshangase in KwaZulu-Natal was not an isolated incident. Around the globe, from Nigeria to Brazil, environmental activists are similarly being silenced, and it is our duty to continue this struggle

By Gabriel Klaasen
Nigeria’s queers say ‘enough’
Article
/ 10 November 2020

Nigeria’s queers say ‘enough’

Notorious police unit that harassed LGBTQ+ community disbanded after widespread protests.

By Dika Ofoma, The Continent
Meet Donald Trump’s Nigerian cheerleaders
Africa
/ 3 November 2020

Meet Donald Trump’s Nigerian cheerleaders

If Nigerians got to choose the next US president, Donald Trump would be the clear favourite

By Shola Lawal
Why anti-corruption campaigns are bad for democracy
Africa
/ 27 October 2020

Why anti-corruption campaigns are bad for democracy

Such campaigns can draw attention to the widespread presence of the very behaviour they are trying to stamp out — and subconsciously encourage people to view it as appropriate

By Nic Cheeseman and Caryn Peiffer
Inside the illicit trade in West Africa’s oldest artworks
Africa
/ 25 October 2020

Inside the illicit trade in West Africa’s oldest artworks

Nok terracottas are proof that an ancient civilisation once existed in Nigeria. Now they are at the centre of a multimillion-dollar, globe-spanning underground industry — and once again, Nigeria is losing out

By Lutz Mükke and Adie Vanessa Offiong
Editorial: A failure of leadership in Nigeria
Opinion
/ 23 October 2020

Editorial: A failure of leadership in Nigeria

For as long as there has been an independent Nigeria, its government has been killing its people.

By Editorial
Unite with Nigeria’s ‘Speak Up’ generation protesting against police brutality
Africa
/ 23 October 2020

Unite with Nigeria’s ‘Speak Up’ generation protesting against police brutality

Photos of citizens draped in the bloodied flag have spread around the world in the month the country should be celebrating 60 years of independence

By Idayat Hassan
The Nigerian government is killing its citizens — again
Africa
/ 21 October 2020

The Nigerian government is killing its citizens — again

‘Nigeria kills its people. Nigeria has always killed its people.’

By Chude Jideonwo
Elnathan John: Our merciful Nigerian father
Africa
/ 19 October 2020

Elnathan John: Our merciful Nigerian father

“They say people disappear, young men with dreadlocked hair, with tattoos, or even just carrying a laptop in a backpack,” writes Elnathan John in a reflective essay about Nigeria.

By Elnathan John
Book review: The girl with the louding voice by Abi Daré
Friday
/ 16 October 2020

Book review: The girl with the louding voice by Abi Daré

Abi Daré’s debut novel has been described as a celebration of girls who dare to dream

By Tshegofatso Mathe
‘We don’t want to be shot to death’
Africa
/ 15 October 2020

‘We don’t want to be shot to death’

Nigerian protesters have taken to the streets to protest the police’s brutal special anti-robbery unit, which they say profiles tech-savvy youths

By Akin Alabi
Slam-dunk apps for basketball in Nigeria
Sport
/ 24 September 2020

Slam-dunk apps for basketball in Nigeria

Would-be professionals have taken to technology into their own hands to arrange fixtures and tournaments for their favourite sport

By Tolu Olasoji, The Continent
Where do Africans study abroad?
Education
/ 5 September 2020

Where do Africans study abroad?

China is becoming the preferred destination for countries such as Ghana and Nigeria

By M&G Data Desk
Meet the creative Nigerian athletes earning alternative livings during lockdown
Africa
/ 31 August 2020

Meet the creative Nigerian athletes earning alternative livings during lockdown

Nigerian basketball players Austin Akpejiori and Ukamaka Okoh are keeping busy during their Covid-mandated time off court — with interior design and shoemaking, respectively

By Tolu Olasoji, The Continent
The diplomats without an embassy
Africa
/ 22 August 2020

The diplomats without an embassy

For breakaway territories, quasi-states and would-be secessionists, diplomacy is hard – but not impossible

By Nick Roll
Covid-19 puts Sierra Leone’s expectant mothers at further risk
Africa
/ 20 August 2020

Covid-19 puts Sierra Leone’s expectant mothers at further risk

Almost 70% of the world’s maternal deaths happen in Africa. Now there’s coronavirus — and with poor prenatal and postnatal care on the continent, expectant mothers and children under five are even more vulnerable.

By Abdul S Brima
African governments and the Covid-19 fallout
Africa
/ 18 August 2020

African governments and the Covid-19 fallout

The “Covid-19 Kairos” has provided governments with the opportunity to leverage the pandemic to create comprehensive sustainable economic development policies for all Africans

By Maria Sarungi-Tsehai, Nuru Mugambi and Lindelwa Farisani
Meet the first African coach to win a European league title
Sport
/ 17 August 2020

Meet the first African coach to win a European league title

Nigeria’s Ndubuisi Egbo is also the first African coach to take a team into the European Champions League

By Tolu Olasoji, The Continent
Nollywood demonises queer people
Africa
/ 16 August 2020

Nollywood demonises queer people

Nigeria’s legislation prohibits same-sex marriages and the film industry helps to fuel sometimes violent homophobic attacks

By Vincent Desmond
Crazy-rich Africans fear instability
Business
/ 16 August 2020

Crazy-rich Africans fear instability

The Standard Bank’s Wealth Report for Africa for 2020 shows that the continent’s wealthiest individuals worry about what impact volatile political environments will have on their wealth

By Thando Maeko
Cameroon’s tomato industry rots
Africa
/ 7 August 2020

Cameroon’s tomato industry rots

The country usually exports 10 000 tonnes of the crop each year. But Covid-19 rules have stopped the trade and are ruining farmers

By Daniel Ekonde
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