Nigeria

Felix Tshisekedi holds up the constitution during the inauguration ceremony whereby Tshisekedi was sworn into office as the new president of the Democratic Republic of Congo at the Palais de la Nation in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo January 24, 2019. REUTERS/Olivia Acland - RC143472C080

Africa in the news: Push for wage increase in Nigeria, Tshisekedi inaugurated as DRC president, and Burkina Faso cabinet reshuffle

Saturday, January 26, 2019

Dairy workers label plastic bottles of yoghurt milk at the L & Z milk processing factory in Nigeria's northern city of Kano January 19, 2016. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye - GF20000100143

Reviving Nigeria’s economy through economic diversification

H.E. Yemi Osinbajo

Friday, January 25, 2019

An official records finger prints of a person during voter's card registration for the country's 2019 presidential and general election, at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Karu district in Abuja, Nigeria January 31, 2018. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde - RC17CD6DFB00

What to expect from the 2019 presidential election in Nigeria

Tuesday, January 22, 2019

A voter casts her ballot at a polling station in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, December 30, 2018. REUTERS/Baz Ratner - RC128227A4C0

From the electoral processes to democracy in Africa: Avenues to bridge the gap

John Mukum Mbaku

Thursday, January 17, 2019

Women walk past tomatoes displayed for sale in baskets along the kano-Zaria road in Kano, northwest Nigeria August 21, 2017. Picture taken August 21, 2017. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye. - RC1B78CDB380

How gender determines intergenerational mobility in Africa

Théophile T. Azomahou

Tuesday, November 13, 2018

A supporter of President Muhammadu Buhari points at police officers during a rally in support of his administration at the Unity fountain in Abuja, Nigeria August 11, 2017. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde - RC18B7A0A160

Should the law be used to curb hate speech in Nigeria?

Tuesday, October 2, 2018

FILE PHOTO: People walk at the entrance of Ecobank building in Abidjan, Ivory Coast June 4, 2018. Picture taken June 4, 2018. REUTERS/Luc Gnago/File Photo - RC1745900630

Figure of the week: Exploring economic growth spillover channels in Africa

Friday, August 10, 2018

A machine gun is seen on a sandbag on a boat off the Atlantic coast in Nigeria's Bayelsa state December 19, 2013. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo - D1AETBYATEAC

Figures of the week: Piracy increasing in the Gulf of Guinea

Thursday, August 2, 2018

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir is welcomed by supporters on his return from peace talks in Kampala, at the Juba Airport, South Sudan July 9, 2018. Picture taken July 9, 2018. REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu - RC1DE4791970

Africa in the news: South Sudan peace breaks down, Ethiopia-Eritrea peace cemented, and major energy projects make progress

Christina Golubski

Saturday, July 14, 2018

(From L) Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, Mauritania President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, French President Emmanuel Macron, Chad's President Idriss Deby, Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou and Burkina Faso's President Roch Marc Christian Kabore pose as they leave the African Union summit to go to a meeting of the G5 Sahel "College de defense du G5 Sahel" CDS meeting in Nouakchott, Mauritania, July 2, 2018. Macron, making an exceptional appearance at an African Union (AU) summit, was expected to discuss hurdles facing a five-nation French-backed anti-terror unit, the "G5 Sahel" force. Ludovic Marin/Pool via Reuters? - RC1B3C750F50

Africa in the news: US-Africa business council, AU summit, and Nigeria updates

Friday, July 6, 2018