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The U.S. State Department has approved a possible $346 million weapons sale to Nigeria to help improve security in the sub-Saharan country

In areas where male health workers are unwelcome or mistrusted, female vaccinators have carved out a space to thrive.

Ghana stands out in west Africa as a nation that has not experienced terrorist attacks, even though it’s geographically close to countries that have. In Burkina Faso, Mali and Nigeria, extremist groups such as Boko Haram and Islamic State in West Africa (ISWAP) have wreaked havoc.

Nigerian soldiers’ widows have been reported as lacking support from the army, and even experiencing sexual harassment while claiming their late husbands’ benefits.

Nigeria’s former president, Muhammadu Buhari, who died in London on 13 July aged 82, was one of two former military heads of state who were later elected as civilian presidents. Buhari was the military head of state of Nigeria from 31 December 1983 to 27 August 1985 and president from…

Cyrielle Raingou’s documentary absorbs the horror of the terror group’s impact on Cameroon by following the mischief of a pair of truant brothers

Nigeria’s former strongman and president Muhammadu Buhari died at a clinic in London on Sunday at the age of 82.

Buhari, remembered for an anti-corruption drive and faltering economy, leaves behind a contentious legacy.

Authorities claim 24 fighters ‘neutralised’ around northeast Borno state and 30 armed men killed in northwest Katsina.

Exclusive: Huge cuts to international aid – alongside intensifying conflict and the devastating impact of climate change – are creating a humanitarian crisis across Nigeria and its neighbours. Now, the UN’s food charity has warned that supplies of food are set to run out next month. Nick Ferris reports

The latest Most Neglected Crises report on world’s most invisible humanitarian emergencies lists African nations first.