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West Africa has a small weapons crisis – why some countries are better at dealing with it than others
Small arms and light weapons recovered from bandits in Jos, north central Nigeria. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images Daniel…
Obaro Ikime was one of Nigeria’s great scholars - he showed why history matters in building African nations
The late Obaro Ikime. The Ikime Family. Toyin Falola, The University of Texas at Austin Iku o mo eni’san! “Death…
Somaliland crisis: delayed elections and armed conflict threaten dream of statehood
Workers next to the Independence Monument, depicting a hand holding a map of the country, in the city of Hargeisa,…
Somaliland crisis: delayed elections and armed conflict threaten dream of statehood
Workers next to the Independence Monument, depicting a hand holding a map of the country, in the city of Hargeisa,…
Flooding in Nigeria is on the rise – good forecasts, drains and risk maps are urgently needed
Forecasting, risk plans and effective drainage systems can mitigate the impact of severe floods. Photo by Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via…
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Hundreds of Nigerian children are being kidnapped – the government must change its security strategy
School abductions have been a trend in Nigeria. The latest…
Arrested Yoruba Nation agitators President Tinubu must address…
Over the years, education has proven to be the fulcrum…
Kidnapping in Nigeria: criminalising ransom payment isn’t working - families need support
Parents and relatives of students from the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization in Kaduna, who were kidnapped, hold placards during…
Nigeria’s fuel subsidy: it’s time to kill it and spend the money in ways that benefit the poor
Protestors in Lagos rally against plans to remove the fuel subsidy in 2012. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images Stephen…
King Charles’s 21st century coronation: Repatriating the Crown Jewels is long overdue
The State Gun Carriage carries the coffin of Queen Elizabeth, draped in the Royal Standard with the Imperial State Crown…
Nigeria’s Sudan question, By Festus Adedayo
Africa is on its familiar route again. She has become the proverbial serial widow whose mourning and weeping the Yoruba…
Illegal logging in Africa is a threat to security
View of an endangered indigenous tree felled by illegal loggers in the Nakuru forest area of Kenya. James Wakibia/SOPA Images/LightRocket…
