Nigeria

Seven killed in Nigeria militant attack on Christmas eve

Boko Haram and its Daesh-affiliated Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) faction have recently stepped up attacks on military and civilian targets.

Ex-minister detained over oil scandal after Nigeria return

Mohammed Adoke, who also held the post of attorney general, was one of several high-profile ex-officials wanted over a graft case centred on a $1.3 billion oil deal involving international oil giants Eni and Shell.

Militant attack kills 71 soldiers in Niger military camp

The attack was carried out by heavily-armed terrorists in the western Tillaberi region. "A substantial number of terrorists were neutralised," the defence ministry said. Niger extended a partial emergency in place since 2017 for another three months.

Pirates kidnap 19 Greek tanker crew members off Nigeria

The crew were seized after Hong Kong-flagged crude supertanker, the Nave Constellation, was attacked 77 nautical miles off Bonny Island on December 3.

Overwhelming majority of terror victims are Muslims

According to a report by a French NGO, far-right terrorism has increased 320 percent in recent years and 80 percent of terror victims are Muslim.

Nigeria cattle gang launches deadly attack – police

This is the latest in a long chain of tit-for-tat violence that has plagued Nigeria's northwest.

The Economic Community of West African countries declines Nigerian goods

The move is thought to be in retaliation for Nigeria shutting its borders. The country made the protectionist move to stop cheap imports damaging local markets.

Can these West African nations decolonise their currency?

The CFA Franc has always seen as a vestige of colonialism, but now eight West African countries are aiming to decolonise and start their own currency.

Violence feared as Nigerians vote in state elections

The Independent Electoral Commission of Nigeria says over 31,000 police had been deployed, as well as 87 gunboats, to prevent, or deal with, any electoral violence.

Nigeria-Ghana trade war: Nigerian businesses shut down

In an escalating tit-for-tat trade war, the Ghana Union of Traders Association shut down almost 70 Nigerian-owned businesses because of Nigeria’s closure of its border to imports and exports.

Nigerian police free 259 pupils from another illegal school

Nigeria launched a crackdown on illegal religious schools and rehabilitation centres in late September. Nearly 1,500 people have been rescued since September.

Wanted: Artists to live and work in Lagos, Nigeria

Artist Yinka Shonibare's programme aims to bring painters, sculptors and other creatives to the West African nation's commercial capital, Lagos.