Nigeria's return to civil rule in May 1999 marked a decisive turning point in its foreign policy. After years of military rule, international isolation and reputational damage, the Fourth Republic was ...

President Bola Tinubu had hardly been inaugurated in 2023 when rumours started gushing out that he had become estranged with ...

Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) was an Italian astronomer, physicist, and mathematician, often referred to as the "father of modern science." He made significant contributions to scientific revolution, ...

Ebenezer Obadare is the Douglas Dillon senior fellow for Africa studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. U.S. President Donald Trump recently announced that his administration would halt all aid ...

Captures from drone footage released on social media showing Russian troops surrendering (left) and Ukrainian soldiers planting a flag (right). Both are reported to be in Kucheriv Yar. On October 22, ...

ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria’s military killed more than 50 Boko Haram militants in response to drone attacks on military bases in the country’s northeast, the army said Thursday. Army spokesperson Sani ...

“It’s not just the memories. It’s also how people treat you.” Armed Boko Haram militants kidnapped Murna Yusuf, then in her early 30s, in July 2021 as she rode on a bus from Kukar-Gadu, Yobe State, to ...

The Senate Committee on Army has condoled with the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, over the tragic death of Lieutenant Colonel Aliyu Saidu Paiko and other soldiers in Borno ...

Assistant Professor in Conflict Management, IÉSEG School of Management; KU Leuven Across the world, the question of how to deal with former fighters remains urgent. From Nigeria and Iraq to Syria and ...

Two years ago, I was kidnapped by Boko Haram. They held me captive, and every day I prayed that I would see my family again. By a miracle of God, I was able to escape. Sadly, most Christians who are ...

When President Duma Boko was elected in October 2024 on the back of promises to fight corruption, graft had become so endemic in Botswana that not even the health system was immune. Medicine prices ...