On Hong Kong protests: Issues and implications
By Charles Onunaiju In the past one month, Hong Kong, the iconic city of international commerce, finance, shipping and other logistics has been in turmoil, with extremist radicals wreaking havoc on its reputation. By now, it is obvious to any discerning person that the sustained protest by extremist radicals, has little to do with the proposed amendment More...
Nigeria elections: Mixing religion and politics
Nigeria elections: Mixing religion and politics By Will Ross As tensions rise ahead of elections in Nigeria, some fear the country’s unity will face a new test and divisions will be exacerbated by a vote which More...
South Sudan children swapping guns for books
By Ed Thomas. Around 300 child rebel soldiers in South Sudan sit proudly with their uniforms and rifles as they listen to their commander speak. There is a sense of excitement because soon they will be released More...
The village that just got its first fridge
By Sanjoy Majumder Three-quarters of the world’s homes have a fridge – an appliance that can revolutionise a family’s life. A tailor in one Indian village has just become the first person in his community More...
Insurgency: How have Nigeria’s militants become so strong?
By Farouk Chothia Nigeria’s militant Islamist group Boko Haram is waging the most brutal insurgency in Africa. It has seized vast amounts of territory, threatening Nigeria’s territorial integrity and opening More...
Beleaguered, Nigerians seek to restore a general to power
Buhari in Kaduna By Adam Nossiter Kaduna, Nigeria — Boisterous crowds packed the streets for the retired general, while young men climbed lampposts, walls and billboards to glimpse his gaunt face. Others danced More...
February polls: NUJ and the quest for objective reporting
By Evelyn Okakwu All over the world, political seasons or periods of elections are characterized with various happenings; many of which have been deemed harmful to the society. While information remains the key More...
Boko Haram crisis: The victims who fled over Lake Chad
By Thomas Fessy Seven-year-old Fatima lies on her own in a big white tent, crying inconsolably and calling for her father who was killed by Boko Haram militants in Nigeria. She escaped with the rest of her family More...
The African leaders who choose power before the people
As part of the BBC’s Democracy Day, Maud Jullien considers the African leaders who have refused to give up power and those who have been forced out by popular protests. The principle of government by the people More...
Growing terrorism and Boko Haram’s threat to Sahara region
The kidnappings in Cameroon are evidence that the crisis caused by Boko Haram is increasingly a regional one which is spiralling out of control. It seems Cameroon is being punished for taking on the jihadists. In More...