Malian Air Force deputy chief of staff Ismael Wague (centre) speaks during a press conference on August 19, 2020.
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Bruce Whitehouse, Lehigh University
Soldiers have ousted Mali’s President...
How to Address Youth Violence in The Niger-Delta
Young people’s lives in Niger Delta have not improved despite the setting up of development agencies
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Modesta Tochi Alozie, University of Sheffield
Twenty years ago, local resistance arose in...
Why Terrorism Continues in Nigeria
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Sheriff Folarin, Covenant University
For ten years, the Nigerian authorities have engaged the terror group Boko Haram in the northeast without making much headway. After what appeared to be some success...
Has Nigeria's poor health system been exposed by COVID-19 outbreak yet?
High school students wear face masks as they wash their hands on August 3, the first day of partial resumption of classes in Lagos, Nigeria, since the COVID-19 lockdown.
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Oyebola Oyesola,...
What is ammonium nitrate (NH4NO3), the chemical that exploded in Beirut?
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The Lebanese capital Beirut was rocked on Tuesday evening local time by an explosion that has killed at least 78 people and injured thousands mo...
Decrypted messages from the Biafran war that have remained secret for 50 years
A freedom march for Biafra held to mark the anniversary of the unilateral declaration of independence in 1967 that sparked a brutal 30-month civil war in Nigeria.
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Richard Bean, The University of...
Discovery of the earliest glass production in Nigeria and what it means.
Glass related artifacts excavated from Igbo Olokun, Ile Ife. Left: glass beads, Right: fragments of glass making crucibles.
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Abidemi Babatunde Babalola, University of Cambridge
The story of humankind from the earliest...
How we learnt more about dangerous pollutants in Lagos lagoon
How we learnt more about dangerous pollutants in Lagos lagoon
Plastic bottles, containers and other waste washed up from the Lagos lagoon at one of the waterfront jetties
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Aina Adeogun, University...
Football and politics: when Algeria won the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations
Football and politics: when Algeria won the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations
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Mahfoud Amara, Qatar University
With African football on hold and the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) rescheduled because of the...
COVID-19 Outbreak in Kano Is One of Africa’s Alarming Hotspots
Dozens of doctors are
infected and gravediggers are overwhelmed in Kano, Nigeria’s second-largest
city, where inaction led to an unchecked outbreak. Across Africa, other hot
spots are emerging.
A Mobile Lab in Ka...
7 Real-Life Heists That Were So Crazy You'll Forget All About 'Money Heist
Now, a lot of you have obviously watched Money Heist and have a great love for the show . But here's the thing. If you think that the show has somehow the greatest heist story ever, you are in for a surprise.
1. The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Heist,...
