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Soaring living costs drain Christmas joy for families in Nigeria

Locals say rising travel and food costs have made the holiday season more expensive and are keeping families apart.

Al Jazeera · Dec 24, 2022

The good, bad, and the ugly: West Africa’s big issues in 2022

A recap of top issues in West Africa in 2022, including heated political campaigns and armed groups gaining ground.

Al Jazeera · Dec 22, 2022

West Africa has experienced a wave of coups - superficial democracy is to blame

West Africa has seen coups and military takeovers in three countries in 2022. Like those of the past, they came with promises of a quick return to civilian regimes once socio-economic and political challenges had been met. The challenges are usually listed as inept governance, corruption, rising insecurity and popular…

The Conversation · Dec 22, 2022

Germany returns Nigerian bronzes, notes its 'dark past'

Germany returned 20 historic bronze sculptures to Nigeria as part of efforts to address what its foreign minister called its “dark colonial past.”

The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2022

Germany hands over 20 looted Benin Bronzes to Nigeria

Germany has handed over 20 Benin Bronzes from its museums to Nigeria, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Tuesday, making it the latest European country to return cultural artefacts to their African homeland.

Reuters · Dec 20, 2022

Gunmen kill 38 villagers in northern Nigeria's Kaduna state

Gunmen killed at least 38 villagers in northwestern Nigeria's Kaduna state, residents and a local community group said on Tuesday, a region chronically marred by armed violence.

Reuters · Dec 20, 2022

Nigeria's economy in 2022: winners and losers

At the start of 2022, Nigerians hoped that, with less than two years to the end of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, the government would ramp up its efforts to reduce poverty and unemployment.

The Conversation · Dec 20, 2022

Niger Delta decries slow cleanups, decades after oil spills

Residents say response slow, rehabilitation of Nigerian oil-rich state’s environment must speed up.

Al Jazeera · Dec 20, 2022

Senator wants review of U.S. security assistance to Nigeria following abortion report

U.S. Senator Jim Risch, the top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has requested a review of U.S. security assistance and cooperation programs in Nigeria following Reuters reporting on an illegal abortion program and killing of children carried out by the Nigerian military.

Reuters · Dec 19, 2022

Woman dies after crush at concert that left four critical

Nigerian artist Asake said he was “praying” for those injured during the incident

Manchester Evening News · Dec 17, 2022