Armed gangs overran the army bases engaging in prolonged firefights with troops deployed to battle criminal gangs and ...

FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks to the spokesperson for the 'Everyone Hates Elon' activist group, which unfurled a giant banner reading “If you can rent Venice for your wedding, you can pay more tax ...

Nigerians aged 15–64 are involved in drug abuse, a crisis that knows no boundaries. From our cities to villages, homes to schools, the threat is real.

The Gen Z uprising against police brutality in Kenya has already resulted in numerous fatalities. As protests erupted across the country on Wednesday, police responded to the marches with teargas and ...

Pharmacist Jonah Okotie, Secretary of the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) speaks on men's mental health, the challenges, and what should be done better.

At the policy dialogue hosted in Abuja today by Global Survivors Fund and Neem Foundation, a Boko Haram survivor stood and shared what it meant to survive captivity — and what it now means to heal ...

Jare Ijalana, the rising star model was named the most beautiful girl in the world in 2018. She is the first Black and African to earn this title, and was relatively unknown before she won.

At a policy dialogue in Abuja, a Boko Haram survivor shared her powerful story, from abduction and forced marriage to reclaiming her life through education. Now, she dreams of becoming a doctor, for ...

The group Human Rights Watch (HRW) has claimed that the Islamist group al-Shabab has abducted hundreds of children this year.

Residents of Oke Aro in Ogun State have raised alarm over the deteriorating state of their main access road, citing safety risks and economic hardship. They urge urgent government intervention before ...

The mother of an Israeli hostage still being held by Hamas in Gaza has spoken to FRANCE 24 about the plight of the hostages, 626 days after they were first taken by Hamas.

A man who spent 14 years in prison without charge in Guantanamo Bay until his release in 2016 has spoken to FRANCE 24 about his experience of suffering torture there. Mohamedou Ould Slahi is an ...