Nigeria
‘Irish health workers inspired me to become a doctor’ - Causeway medic shares his journey from Nigeria to Coleraine
A doctor at the Causeway Hospital has spoken of how Irish medical missionaries in Nigeria set him on a lifelong path to helping others.
Nigerian soldiers killed 79 militants in past week, army says
The operation targeted a decades-long insurgency by Islamic militants in the north-east and attacks by various armed groups in the north-west.
Death toll in Nigeria tanker explosion rises to 98
Petrol prices in Africa’s most populous country have soared.
At least 70 people killed in Nigerian fuel tanker explosion, authorities say
The blast happened in the early hours of Saturday near the Suleja area of Niger state.
Couple who starved and buried son, aged three, guilty of ‘breathtaking’ cruelty
Tai and Naiyahmi Yasharahyalah were found guilty of causing or allowing death and neglect by failing to provide adequate nutrition and medical care.
Interpol arrests more than 1,000 suspects in Africa amid cybercrime crackdown
Operation Serengeti, a joint operation with Afripol, the African Union’s police agency, ran from September 2 to October 31 in 19 African countries.
Nigeria’s major cities suffer blackouts as power grid collapses yet again
The national grid has collapsed 10 times this year, the first time on February 4 and the latest time on Tuesday.
Slavery reparations need to be about future, not just cash, says Lammy
The Foreign Secretary is in Africa as he pursues a ‘fresh approach’ to partnerships across the continent.
Lammy pledges to ‘listen rather than tell’ on first official visit to Africa
The Foreign Secretary will hold high-level meetings in Nigeria and South Africa on his first visit to the continent in the role.
More than 140 killed and dozens injured after fuel tanker explodes in Nigeria
Residents of Majiya were in mourning on Wednesday as they held a mass burial for the victims.