Residents suspect the demolitions are aimed at gentrifying the waterfront in Nigeria's biggest city, but officials deny this. Source link

Unlike the West African regional bloc Ecowas, France, the EU and the Biden administration, today's White House does not regard the Russian military presence as a threat to regional...

The ire of many of King Misuzulu's subjects is now directed not at British invaders but at migrants from neighbouring countries like Lesotho, Mozambique and Zimbabwe who have come...

The president’s son, notorious for explosive remarks on X, has ambitions to succeed his father. Source link

Niger's defence ministry said four military personnel were injured and 20 attackers killed in the incident. Source link

Prosecutors allege Diezani Alison-Madueke was given "a life of luxury" in the UK by people interested in Nigerian government contracts. Source link

Steve SwannSouthwark Crown Court Getty ImagesDiezani Alison-Madueke was Nigeria's minister of petroleum resources from 2010 to 2015More than £2m was spent at Harrods on behalf of a then-Nigerian oil...

A group of officers in Nigeria are set to face a military court after being accused of "plotting to overthrow the government" of President Bola Tinubu last year, an...

Alfred Lasteck,BBC AfricaandLucy FlemingAFP/Getty ImagesRigathi Gachagu is a wealthy businessman popular in his home region of Mount KenyaProminent Kenyan opposition figure Rigathi Gachagua has alleged there was an attempt...

Mohamed Mohamed OsmanBBC World Service, El-Obeid, SudanBBCTwins Makarem (left) and Ikram were in separate classrooms when the shelling beganIt had been a normal day for 18-year-old twins Makarem and...

The president of Somaliland has held separate talks with his Israeli counterpart and the second son of the US leader, as the breakaway region continues to seek international recognition...

Madina MaishanuBBC Africa, Kurmin WaliBBCSarah Peter managed to escape from the kidnappers despite being hit on the head by one of the attackersThere was a huge plaster on Sarah...