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Anthony Olubunmi George, who arrived in 1986 and has no criminal convictions, given right to remain

THE CLIMATE 100 LIST: The Independent’s Climate 100 List recognises leading environmental campaigners and change makers helping to tackle the climate crisis. Despite not setting out to write on the climate, the British Nigerian author realised it’s an issue that affects everything. She speaks to Emma Henderson

The American clattered the final hurdle, which then moved into the path of Nigeria’s Ezekiel Nathaniel, who had initially finished fourth, just outside of the medals

Authorities are closing camps in Borno state and resettling displaced people. But communities fear continuing violence.

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ25 ) on Thursday closed down -152 (-2.06%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ25 ) closed down -87 (-1.71%). Cocoa prices dropped to 1-week lows on Thursday and settled sharply lower. Cocoa has been under pressure over the past three sessions as rain in West...

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ25 ) today is down -145 (-1.96%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ25 ) is down -84 (-1.65%). Cocoa prices dropped to 1-week lows today. Cocoa has been under pressure over the past three sessions as rain in West Africa has eased dry conditions that...

A new report warns that Africa’s democracies are at risk as economic hardship, youth frustration, and a surge in coups while in Cairo’s Al-Wekala Market, leftover meals from luxury hotels are offering low-income families a lifeline amid Egypt’s deepening economic crisis

IN FOCUS: Two million people have been left forced from their homes by conflict between herders and farmers that has seen thousands killed and many more left malnourished, writes Nick Ferris

On any street in Lagos, Abuja or Port Harcourt, you’ll find abandoned plastic bottles lying around. Each year, about 2.5 million tonnes of plastic waste are produced in Nigeria and much of it winds up in landfills or in the environment.