Nigeria’s Boko Haram insurgency: Is there a way out?
Boko Haram militants have recently intensified their attacks in Nigeria, killing over 500 people in the first quarter of 2025. Analysts say the Nigerian government
Nigerian traders upset as Niger restricts movement of Nigerians
Nigerian traders with historical, cultural, language and trading links with neighbouring Niger Republic have been frustrated by new restrictions on Ecowas passports by the ruling
Is Nigeria in danger of a military coup?
African countries have had nine successful military coups since 2020. In west and central Africa, there have been at least 10 coup attempts in the same period. Those of
Nigeria’s defence chief, Gen Christopher Musa, claims he will defeat terrorism in two years
General Christopher Musa, Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, has claimed his country’s challenges from terrorism will be a thing of the past in two years
Reopened Nigeria-Niger border promises trade growth
Traders and communities on both sides of the Niger-Nigeria border suffered under ECOWAS sanctions on Niger. Trade has now resumed and a new Chinese-funded railway
Amnesty International: “Impunity reigns” in Nigeria
Responding to the abduction of at least 60 people by gunmen in Buda, in the state of Kaduna, Isa Sanusi, Director of Amnesty International Nigeria,
Nigerians suffer along border with Niger as economic sanctions bite
The closure of Nigeria’s border with Niger has worsened the economic situation and insecurity in the region. Under the midday sun in northern Nigeria, three
The coup is reshaping the relationship between Niger and Nigeria
Nigeria and Niger share a long history of cooperation and collaboration. But the July’s coup in Niger has fractured the two countries relationship, writes Idris
President Tinubu’s 100 days of crises
Many Nigerians rate Bola Tinubu’s first 100 days in office poorly. The string of domestic crises he inherited and new crises in the sub-region pose
Sheikh Zakzaky warns of US, French plots to sow discord between Nigeria, Niger
Nigeria’s leading Islamic scholar Sheikh Ibrahim al-Zakzaky has warned that the US and France intend to stoke sedition in African countries following the recent coup in
