Tag: Nigeria

Jihadi gunmen murdered at least a hundred Christians in the Nigerian village of Yelewata, central Nigeria, on Friday night, the latest in a long string of bloody attacks on farmers ...

On Thursday, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu pardoned and bestowed a national honor on environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa 30 years after his execution. It’s the first time that Nigeria’s government has ...

This month, we’re taking madcap rides through Ukraine and Nigeria, where reckless decisions drive familial turmoil and quickly spiral out of control. Endling: A Novel Maria Reva (Doubleday, 352 pp., ...

Fifty years ago, West African leaders gathered in Lagos, Nigeria, to establish the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the continent’s first post-independence regional bloc. Today, it stands as ...

Before the 2024 U.S. election, some African leaders privately rooted for the transactional, business-friendly environment that they envisioned under U.S. President Donald Trump in a second term. They expected that ...

Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: Nigeria seeks to reverse its legacy of trade protectionism, the Democratic Republic of the Congo bans an ex-president’s political party, ...

In the coming weeks, Flash Points will have a new name: The Reading List. Expect continued curated guides to the best articles in the magazine. Each Sunday, I’ll take you ...