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As the population grows and development extends to rural areas where herders live and graze their cattle, they are now forced to move into the city center in search of pasture

The #EndBadGovernance protest in Nigeria from 1 August to 10 August took a rather unexpected dimension when some protesters in Kano and Kaduna states, both in the country’s north-west region, were seen waving and sharing Russian flags on the streets. In reaction, Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu met with the country’s…

A demonstration against the president about the cost of living crisis has spread, after youth groups saw protests across the continent force a change in the law

At least 13 protesters have been killed during mass protests in Nigeria over the country's economic crisis, a rights group claimed Friday. Nigeria's police chief defended the security forces, saying they had acted professionally.

Thousands are protesting poor governance, corruption and the increasing cost of living in Africa’s most populous nation.

Anti-government protests held in Abuja, Minna, Katsina and Lagos despite official efforts to stifle it

Demonstrators voice discontent over government reforms they say have triggered high inflation and devalued the currency.

Nigerian police fired tear gas on Thursday to break up several hundred protesters in the northern city of Kano and in the capital Abuja where demonstrators had joined in nationwide rallies against the high cost of living.

Crowds converge on Suleja over economic hardship and record inflation amid warnings against mass action

The formation of Sahel alliance by Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger overshadows ECOWAS summit, set to open in Abuja.

Experts say ECOWAS’s tensions with Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso could roll back years of regional diplomacy.