By Leslie Varenne, MondAfrique: The American strikes carried out in Nigeria on Christmas Day raise serious questions. Beyond the confusion surrounding the objectives of the operation, inconsistencies in official statements, and the unclear nature of the targets, the...
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U.S. Immigration Policy and the Changing Landscape of Africa-U.S. Travel
As the United States prepares to implement a new round of immigration and visa policy changes in 2026, the effects are being felt across Africa and parts of the Middle East. What began as a technical overhaul of screening and enforcement procedures has evolved into a...
Nigerian president Tinubu under pressure to avoid war with northern neighbor Niger
By Camille Malpat with Aminu Abubakar in Kano, Nigeria: Political leaders in Nigeria are urging President Bola Tinubu to reconsider a threatened military intervention against junta leaders in neighbouring Niger, ahead of a Sunday deadline to reinstate the country's...
Nigeria grapples with end of fuel subsidy
By Alexandre Martins Lopes: Nigerians are struggling with surging fuel prices after newly elected President Bola Tinubu declared an end to popular subsidies, a move analysts and experts said was long overdue. On his first day in office, Tinubu kept to his campaign...
Nigeria: Bandits raid six villages in north, kill 30 civilians
Armed men killed 30 people in weekend raids on six villages in Nigeria's north, a region regularly hit by criminal violence and clashes between communities, local police have said. The bloodshed is the latest outbreak of inter-communal violence which the country's...
Nigeria: ISWAP ambushes army unit, kills several soldiers
Several Nigerian soldiers died in an attack on a military convoy in the Lake Chad region by jihadist fighters aligned with the Islamic State group, security forces said Tuesday. The convoy was hit by militants from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP)...
Sahel: Boko Haram strikes in Konduga, Nigeria, killing 13
Suspected Boko Haram jihadists have killed 13 people including three soldiers in two separate attacks in northeast...
Nigeria: Adamawa state imposes curfew to curtail looting
Authorities in Nigeria's northeastern Adamawa state on Sunday imposed a statewide round-the-clock curfew to stop...
Nigeria: New president grapples with many challenges and opportunities
By Patrick Markey: Just a month in power, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has already received foreign entrepreneurs and...
Building collapses in Lagos, Nigeria, killing eight
Emergency services were clearing debris of a collapsed building on Monday in the densely populated city of Lagos in...
Nigerian farmers take on Shell in landmark oil spill case
Lawyers for four Nigerian farmers accused Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell on Thursday of causing widespread pollution in a...
Fuel truck blast kills five in Lagos
A gas-laden truck exploded and caught fire early Thursday in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos, leaving five dead and...
Nigeria facing daunting economic outlook
Nigeria plans a record budget as the country faces possible negative growth in the third quarter and slipping back...
Nigeria: Borno state governor’s convoy attacked near Baga
Jihadists have attacked a convoy of a regional governor in Nigeria's restive northeast, just two days after a similar...
Nigerian health workers suspend strike over hazard pay
Nigerian health workers have suspended a week-long strike over pay, Covid-19 bonuses and inadequate facilities, unions...
Nigeria: Edo residents brave Covid-19 to vote for governor
Nigerians in the southern state of Edo braved the coronavirus and voted Saturday to elect a new governor in the...
Insurgent attacks in Borno claim dozen lives
Jihadists aligned to the Islamic State have killed 11 villagers in two separate attacks in Nigeria's northeast Borno...
Nigeria: Another strike of health workers over benefits
Nigerian health workers launched a strike Monday over pay, Covid-19 bonuses and inadequate facilities, union leaders...
Nigeria: Fuel prices up double-digit, as government dumps subsidy program
Tempers have risen in Nigeria along with prices after the oil-rich nation dumped a controversial petrol subsidy system...
Nigerian doctors to strike over pay
Lagos, Sept 5, 2020 - Doctors in state-run hospitals in Nigeria will go on strike next week to demand a pay rise,...
Killings continue in central Nigeria
Kano, Nigeria - Gunmen have killed 22 people, including 19 vigilantes, in two separate attacks in central Nigeria,...
Nine troops killed in jihadist attack in Nigeria
Kano, Nigeria, Sept 2, 2020 - At least nine Nigerian troops were killed in an offensive by jihadists in northeast...
Nigeria: How corruption is ruining Nigeria and its people
Warri, Nigeria, Sept 2, 2020 - Investigators are looking for billions of dollars in missing or stolen funds from a...
Two boat accidents claim 12 lives in Nigeria
Lagos, Sept 1, 2020 - Twelve people have been killed in two separate boat accidents in Nigeria, officials said on...
Boko Haram kill two, kidnap two in northeast Nigeria
Kano, Nigeria, Aug 29, 2020 - Boko Haram jihadists on horseback killed two men and seized two others when they...
Health: No more polio in Africa
Lagos, Aug 25, 2020 - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday declared that Africa was free of the virus that...
Students kidnapped in Kaduna
Kano, Nigeria, Aug 25, 2020 - Gunmen have kidnapped seven students along with their female teacher from a secondary...
Nigeria accuses Biafra nationalists of killing two security agents
Lagos, Aug 24, 2020 - Nigeria's secret police say two of its men were killed Sunday by Biafran separatists who in turn...
Nigerian villages are target of incessant attacks by bandits
Lagos, Aug 24, 2020 - More than 1,100 villagers have been killed this year by armed gangs in several states across...
Mass kidnapping in northeast Nigeria
Kano, Nigeria, Aug 19, 2020 - Jihadists have taken hundreds of hostages in a northeast Nigerian town where people had...
Chinese workers freed from kidnappers
Warri, Nigeria - Four Chinese workers abducted from a quarry site in southern Nigeria have been freed, police said...
Nigeria to resume international flights end of August
Lagos, Aug 17, 2020 - Nigeria will resume international flights on August 29 as it eases restrictions over the novel...
Bandits raid Ukuru in Niger state, kill 14 residents
Dozens of armed cattle thieves killed 14 people and stole herds during a raid on a village in central Nigeria, police...
Nigeria: Fresh violence in Kaduna claims more lives
Gunmen have killed 21 villagers in northern Nigeria's Kaduna state, police said Friday, in the latest deadly violence...
Nigerian police repress nationwide political protest
Nigerian police on Wednesday arrested dozens of protesters demanding better governance from President Muhammadu...
Lagos: Partial closure of Africa’s second-largest bridge causes traffic mayhem
Lagos, Aug 5, 2020 - Monster traffic jams are nothing new for Lagos, but the partial closure of the city's main bridge...
President Buhari recognizes Nigeria’s severe security problems
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, in a rare interview, on Friday acknowledged the scale of security problems in two...
Lagos reopens mosques on 7 July, churches on 9 July
The governor of Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos said on Saturday churches and mosques would reopen next week as the...
Nigerian airline Air Peace announces major cuts to cope with impact of virus on business
Lagos, Aug 4, 2020 - Nigeria's largest airline Air Peace said Tuesday it had laid off a number of pilots and cut...
South African mass retailer Shoprite reassessing its presence in Nigeria
South Africa's Shoprite group, the continent's largest supermarket chain, said Monday it was mulling exiting Nigeria a...
Boat capsizes in Lagos, several casualties
Lagos, Aug 1, 2020 - Ten people were killed, five rescued and four others went missing when a passenger boat capsized...
Gunmen kill 14 villagers in central Nigeria
Lagos, July 29, 2020 - Gunmen killed 14 villagers in central Nigeria's Kogi state on Wednesday, police said, blaming...
Head of AfDB, Akinwumi Adesina, cleared of wrongdoing by independent panel
An independent panel of experts, headed by former Irish president Mary Robinson, has cleared the beleaguered leader of...
Former and current ENI CEOs in trouble over alleged bribery in Nigeria
North Africa Journal's editor's note: Although this case is on ENI's alleged corruption case in Nigeria, ENI's...
Nigeria: Islamic State releases video showing execution of five Nigerian men
Jihadists have killed five aid workers abducted last month in restive northeast Nigeria, group Action Against Hunger...
Another fuel tanker explosion along Benin-Sapele expressway
Lagos, July 22, 2020 - An explosion killed at least three people Wednesday after a fuel truck overturned and spilt its...
Nigeria: Armed gang kills policeman and kidnap Chinese workers in Oban, Cross River
Lagos, July 22, 2020 - Gunmen have kidnapped four Chinese workers from a quarry site in southern Nigeria and shot dead...
Growing pressure on army Chief of Staff Tukur Buratai to resign
Abuja, July 21, 2020 - Nigerian senators on Tuesday passed a resolution demanding military chiefs resign for failing...
Gunmen kill 18 wedding guests in Kaura, Kaduna
Kano, Nigeria, July 20, 2020 - Gunmen have killed 18 guests at a wedding in northern Nigeria's Kaduna state, local...