Nigeria: states of emergency | Editorial
The question behind President Goodluck Jonathan's declaration this week is not why – it is howBoko Haram, a jihadi group seeking to establ...
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Nigeria air raids on militant camps
An unknown number of militants are killed during air raids on their training camps in north-eastern Nigeria, while a military plane was hit ...
Orange inaugurates a new Campus in Dakar dedicated to managerial development
With the creation of a new Orange Campus site in Senegal, the France Telecom-Orange Group, which is present in some 20 African countries, re...
US to train African troops for Mali in Niger
US military instructors in Niger will train African forces participating in a UN-backed offensive against al-Qaeda-linked Islamist militants...
Protecting Niger’s Desert Salt Pans
The Ténéré desert in northern Niger is fast encroaching on the salt pans in Bilma, a community that has been reliant on mining the minera...
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Mali’s displaced women organise for long stay away from home | Alex Duval Smith
As the donor conference for Mali takes place in Brussels, displaced Malian women aim to tackle more immediate concernsTwo things, at least, ...
Nigeria: Boko Haram Attacks Hit School Attendance
[IRIN]Kano, Nigeria -Around 15,000 children in Borno State, northeastern Nigeria, have stopped attending classes since February 2013, accord...
Niger Offers Reward to Help Eradicate Guinea Worm
Niger is offering cash rewards to anyone reporting a case of Guinea worm as part of efforts to permanently eradicate the parasitic disease i...
Nigeria’s Islamists Stage Bolder, Deadlier Comeback
After a crackdown pushed them out of Nigeria's northern cities, Islamist militant group Boko Haram have regrouped, rearmed and are staging a...
UN: Some 800,000 People to Need Food Aid in Niger
Some 800,000 people will require food aid in Niger in the coming months despite a good harvest last year due to problems supplying cereals t...
Niger food crisis worsens
The United Nations says 800 000 people in Niger face food insecurity and that some 84 000 are in immediate need of assistance as the humanit...
Newspaper strike hits flamboyant Nigeria publisher
Known for bringing in celebrities and smiling in photographs next to former Western leaders, a flamboyant Nigerian newspaper publisher now f...
Nigeria Youth Leader Criticized For Provocative Statements
A Nigerian youth leader has come under criticism after declaring that the Niger Delta region cannot guarantee the country’s peace if Presi...
Niger offers hope of homegrown solutions to Sahel crises | Celeste Hicks
Agencies must combine forces to overcome the effects of a trio of food crises in the Sahel, according to WFP's regional headThose working to...
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National Youth Vanguard Hails PDP Facebook Patriot Promo, Urges Nigerians to Participate
The National Youth Vanguard of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) commends the effort of the National Working Committee (NWC) in developing ...
Nigeria pilots die in military crash
A Nigerian warplane involved in operations against militant Islamists in Mali crashes in Niger, killing the two pilots, the army says....
Nigeria military jet crashes in Niger
A Nigerian fighter jet taking part in military operations against al-Qaeda-linked Islamic militants in Mali has crashed in western Niger....
Nigerian Military Jet Crashes in Niger, Two Dead
A Nigerian fighter jet taking part in military operations against al Qaeda-linked Islamic militants in Mali crashed in western Niger, killin...
Michael Shank: Congress OKs Killing of Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime?
A handful of Democratic and Republican senators are considering a rewrite of 60 of the most consequential words to ever pass through Congres...
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Scores killed in Nigeria clashes
At least 20 people have been killed in violent clashes between Christian and Muslim mobs in central Nigeria's Taraba state, prompting a roun...
Nigeria: President Jonathan As ‘Big Brother’
[Premium Times]Typical of the Jonathan regime, it took the effort of investigative journalists - this time, the reporters at Premium Times -...
Africa: Continent Changes Its Tune to Genuine Digital Downloads
[Africa In Fact]For years, pirate distributors at the Alabo international market in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, dominated the mus...
Rwanda: Arsenal’s Lauren Mayer Launches Airtel Rising Stars
[Focus]Airtel Rwanda yesterday got the opportunity to utilize Arsenal football club's merchandising, hospitality and content rights in Niger...
Massacre in Nigeria Spurs Outcry Over Military Tactics
A gruesome assault that left scores of Nigerian villagers dead has been blamed by survivors on revenge-seeking soldiers and has brought with...
Nigeria: Fans Urge Eaglets to Be Cautious Against Cote d’ Ivoire
[Vanguard]Abuja -Football enthusiasts have urged the Nigerian under-17 men football team to stay focused and be cautious as they prepare for...
Iran’s Wooing of Africa Yields Scant Results as Sanctions Bite
Before Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad started a visit to Niger last week, there was talk that the poor West African state might add I...
The best books on Nigeria: start your reading here | Pushpinder Khaneka
Our literary tour of Nigeria takes in precolonial times, the fallout of war and the double-edged sword of oil wealthOur new series opens the...
Rescuers battle to reach Nigeria’s Baga
Rescue workers are struggling to reach a remote Nigerian town where the military is restricting access after fierce clashes that killed 187 ...
ECOWAS Ministers to meet on Construction of Lagos-Abidjan Highway
ECOWAS Ministers of Works/Road Infrastructure, Transport, Finance and Justice from Benin, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria and Togo, will mee...
In Nigeria, Clash With Militants Kills Scores
The battle with Boko Haram insurgents killed more than 180 people and highlighted the brutal tactics of Nigerian soldiers in the nearly four...
Officials: At Least 185 Killed in Nigeria Attack
Fighting between Nigeria's military and Islamic extremists killed at least 185 people in a fishing community in the nation's far northeast, ...
Insufficient Bandwidth responsible for Africa’s under-development.
The outgoing Head of Region, Ericsson sub-Saharan Africa, Mr. Lars Linden, has said lack of sufficient bandwidth penetration in Africa, is l...
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