UN told failure to deal with diversity is root cause of wars
One by one, South Africa’s former president listed African countries Tuesday where the failure to deal with diversity was a root cause of conflict, from the Biafran war in Nigeria…
Six women, nine children escape from Boko Haram rebels after being held captive for months
Six women and nine children abducted by Nigeria’s Boko Haram extremist rebels have escaped months of captivity in the northeastern state of Borno, said a state official. The 15 former…
Tunji Fahm obituary
My friend the pioneering British-Nigerian lawyer and activist Tunji Fahm, who has died aged 88, was the first black minority-ethnic lawyer to be appointed as a chief officer of a…
Nollywood booming while African film industries could create 20m jobs – report
UN study finds streaming services have increased demand for film productions from across the continent, but warns piracy and underinvestment hampering growth Film industries in Africa could quadruple in revenue…
Ethiopia’s PM sworn in for second term as war spreads
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has been sworn in for a second five-year term running a country in the grip of a nearly year-long war
From Lagos to Winchester: how a divisive Nigerian pastor built a global following – podcast
I first encountered TB Joshua as a teenager, when his preaching captivated my evangelical Christian community in Hampshire. Many of my friends became his ardent disciples and followed him to…
Nigerians could see justice over Shell oil spills after six decades
A landmark legal case is laying the groundwork for communities to sue parent companies for the damages of their subsidiaries Chief Patricia Ogbonnaya walks through her Nigerian farm on a…
Wole Soyinka: ‘This book is my gift to Nigeria’
The Nobel laureate has produced plays, poems, essays and even inspired a pop duo but he hasn’t written a novel for nearly half a century – until now At 87,…
Equalities minister under fire for writing she does not ‘care about colonialism’
Warnings issued that Kemi Badenoch’s messages could drive black supporters away from Tory party The equalities minister, Kemi Badenoch, has been criticised after leaked messages revealed she claimed not to…