Nigeria
COVID-19: to test or not to test
An aerial view of a new isolation and treatment centre established by the Lagos State government at the main bowl of the…
Africa
Kenya: why elite cohesion is more important than ethnicity to political stability
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta (left) shakes hands with the opposition coalition leader Raila Odinga to symbolise a truce in March 2018. Simon…
Nigeria
Should Nigeria have released Boko Haram suspects?
Military commanders inspect arms and ammunitions recovered from Boko Haram jihadists. Audu Marte/AFP via Getty Images Jideofor Adibe, Nasarawa State University, Keffi…
Nigeria
Buhari's Dictatorial Past and the Rule of Law Today in Nigeria
John Campbell, The Council on Foreign Relations In the immediate aftermath of the State Security Service’s invasion of an Abuja court room…
Technology
UK to partner with Kenyan Fintech companies to increase financial inclusion
The Lord Mayor of the City of London Peter Estlin, announced £10 million of UK Aid support towards the Catalyst Fund during…
Africa
Peeling back the layers on the role of private security companies in Africa
Nigerian soldiers clearing Boko Haram camps in Borno State. The government has contracted private security companies to help. EPA/Stringer Jonathan Powell, University…
Africa
Employed but still poor: the state of low-wage working poverty in South Africa
Low-wage poverty is highly associated with unstable work such as in the informal sector. Shutterstock Derek Yu, University of the Western Cape…
Crime
£1m fraudsters who funded notorious Nigerian organised crime gang convicted
Three siblings who were working directly for the leader of a notorious Nigerian crime gang have been convicted of laundering nearly £1m…
Africa
Nigeria: what Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election means for Africa’s biggest economy
"By Bayo Omoboriowo - This image was made available by Official Photographer of President Muhammadu Buhari, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=72788912 Iwa Salami,…
Africa
Nigerians’ Growing Cultural Influence Around the World
"Lagos Fashion and Design Week” by Chidi "Lex Ash" Ashimole is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 On November 5, the New York…