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Nigeria

Nigeria is a federal constitutional republic in West Africa, it is the country with the fastest population growth in the world.

The country is inhabited by over 500 ethnic groups. Its terror organization Boko Haram dominates international news headlines. This page collates DW's latest content related to Nigeria.

Nigeria Präsident Muhamadu Buhari

AfricaLink on Air - 11 December 2018 11.12.2018

Nigerian presidential candidates sign an agreement for a peaceful campaign ahead of elections+++President Kabila downplays observers’ insecurity concerns in the forthcoming DRC elections+++Ghana’s Luok clan calls on an inter-marriage ban to be lifted

Lagos | Proteste gegen Menschenhandel

AfricaLink on Air - 10 December 2018 10.12.2018

What do human rights mean to our listeners as UN marks 70 years since its declaration?+++Amnesty International calls on ICC to fully probe Boko Haram conflict atrocities+++ Togo opposition accuses government of brutal crackdown after deaths during protests
Zambia Wahlen Edgar Lungu

Africa Link on Air - 07 December 2018 07.12.2018

Zambia court rules president Lungu can run again in 2021 vote+++ Angela Merkel succeeded as CDU chief by loyalist Kramp-Karrenbauer+++ Why many young Ghanaians are shunning agriculture for white collar jobs+++WFP warns the food crisis in South Sudan could get worse
Ruanda prominente Dissidentin Diane Rwigara freigesprochen

Africa Link on Air - 06 December 2018 06.12.2018

Rwanda government critic Diane Rwigara acquitted+++ Nigerian opposition parties endorse Abubakar as their flag bearer in the forthcoming elections+++ Young Cameroonians using music to spread peace message in Anglophone restive regions
Nigeria Präsidentschaftswahl 2015 Atiku Abubakar

AfricaLink on Air - 03 December 2018 03.12.2018

COP24 the world’s largest climate conference kicks off in Poland but what is at stake for Africa? +++Nigeria's main opposition party PDP launches its presidential campaign in the Northern part of the country+++ US and China agree to suspend their trade dispute temporarily
Muhammadu Buhari

Nigeria's president denies death rumor and replacement by Sudanese lookalike 'Jubril' 03.12.2018

President Muhammadu Buhari spent five months in Britain last year to receive medical treatment. Rumors that he had died and been replaced by a lookalike called "Jubril" then spread on the internet.
Nigeria Hautbleichungsmittel

Is black not beautiful? Rwanda cracks down on skin bleaching products 30.11.2018

In Africa, where some women believe that lighter skin enhances their beauty, skin bleaching products tend to sell well. When Rwanda’s president set about to confiscate them, the reaction got ugly online.

Nigeria Präsident Muhammadu Buhari bei Militär in Maiduguri

Africa Link on Air - 28 November 2018 28.11.2018

Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari rallies troops after extremist attacks. Critics calls for support in their fight against Boko Haram +++Journalists unearth how UN covered up peacekeepers killing in DRC+++To bleach or not? Rwanda launches joint effort to confiscate skin bleaching creams
Mutmaßlicher Boko-Haram-Angriff in Nigeria

Nigeria sees pre-election resurgence of jihadist attacks 28.11.2018

Nigeria's President Buhari staked his political career on defeating Boko Haram. A pre-election resurgence in attacks by jihadists has Nigeria worried. DW looks at what is behind this development.
Symbolbild Südsudan Marktplatz

The 77 Percent: Environment 27.11.2018

On this week’s #77percent radio show we ask: Why do we keep throwing trash everywhere? We feature two Africans who are this year's German Africa Prize winners for their role in conserving the environment. Also, young Ugandans tell us what they are doing to help keep the environment clean. In the studio to debate this topic: Ahmed Salisu from Nigeria and Sylviane Kony from Ivory Coast
Kongo Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary

Africa Link on Air - 23 November 2018 23.11.2018

Official campaigns start in Democratic Republic of Congo as opposition squabbles continue +++ In Nigeria, Islamic State claims responsibility of attacks which have left over 100 dead the past days+++ 80 year-old farmer Sawadogo from Burkina Faso is awarded the Right Livelihood Award

Nigeria, ehemaliger Vizepräsident Atiku Abubakar

Africa Link on Air - 19 November 2018 19.11.2018

Nigeria's main opposition candidate Atiku Abubakar releases manifesto promising to boost oil investment and cut subsidies if elected+++AU leaders agree reforms to reduce donor dependence+++Misuse of antibiotics in Ghana raises health concerns
eco@africa Moderatorin Felicia Endersby

Welcome to the latest edition of eco@africa 16.11.2018

On this week's eco@africa, we check out a host of renewable and energy-efficient projects, from charging mobile phones with solar energy in Kenya to making green biodiesel fuel out of 'fatbergs.'

Nigeria Gas abfackeln im Nigerdelta

Gas flaring continues scorching Niger Delta 14.11.2018

In Nigeria's Niger Delta, gas flares are killing crops, polluting water and damaging human health. The Nigerian government has promised to tackle the problem — but new data shows flaring has even gone up.

How global hotel brands are mopping up Africa's growing hotel market 12.11.2018

More people are travelling within and outside the African continent and the hotel business is booming. According to an international consultancy firm, PwC, Nigeria is expected to be the fastest growing hotel market on the continent over the next 5 years- surpassing top tourist locations like Kenya, Mauritius, and Tanzania. Global hotels are preparing to plunge into this market.
Kamerun Polizisten in Buea

Africa Link on Air - 05 November 2018 05.11.2018

79 school pupils abducted in restive anglophone Cameroon+++ Nigeria main labor union maintains nationwide strike will go ahead+++ Uganda begins to vaccinate health workers against Ebola
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