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Protester hold hands to barricade the protesters from the men of the Nigerian Police force as protesters march at Alausa Secretariat in Ikeja, Lagos State, during a peaceful demonstration against police brutality in Nigeria, on October 20, 2020. Authorities of Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sonwo-Olu has imposed a 24-hours curfew on the state effective 4pm on Tuesday, due to the violent attacks on police officers and innocent Nigerians. (Photo by Olukayode Jaiyeola/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Nigeria: Ensure accountability for attacks on peaceful protesters by security forces

State security forces act with seeming impunity despite constitutional protections for citizens

  • Osai Ojigho
  • Chuka Arinze-Onyia
7 min read
Secessionist: Biafran leader Nnamdi Kanu (C) (Photo: Marco Longaria/AFP)
AFRICA

The diplomats without an embassy

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

  • Nick Roll
8 min read
Separatist sentiment has persisted in the southeast despite defeat in the civil war and the huge loss of life.
BIAFRA

Nigeria state poll peaceful despite a call for Biafrans to boycott

The incumbent governor, Willie Obiano was announced the victor on Sunday, scoring a widely-expected win in Nigeria’s Anambra state.

  • Agence France Presse
2 min read
ANCYL conference (Madelene Cronjé)
BIAFRA

Mystery of the missing Biafran separatist

The military denies attacking Nnamdi Kanu’s home or knowing where he is but the military is not exactly seen as a credible source of information

  • Simon Allison
4 min read
Separatist sentiment has persisted in the southeast despite defeat in the civil war and the huge loss of life.
BIAFRA

Pro-Biafra supporters clash with Nigerian troops

Fifty years ago, a declaration of Biafran independence sparked a brutal 30-month civil war.

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read