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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.

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari (C) delivers a speech at the launch of the largest rice pyramids in Abuja, Nigeria, on January 18, 2022. - The bags of rice which were planted and harvested by Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) from states in Nigeria, are one million rice paddies stacked in 15 separate pyramids which is expected to solve the food crisis in Nigeria. (Photo by Koula Sulaimon / AFP)

AfricaLink on Air — 19 January 2022 19.01.2022

Nigeria's jailbreaks and missing inmates+++Uganda mooting plans to elect president through parliament+++Zimbabwe veteran politician and author Olivia Muchena on young people & leadership+++Plight of Zambia's undocumented African migrant traders+++Kenya trying to cut carbon emmissions with trains

ZIGUEY, CHAD - APRIL 19: Chadian Army members are seen during an operation against rebels in Ziguey, Kanem Region, Chad on April 19, 2021. The Chadian army announced late Sunday that it has killed more than 300 rebels in the northern part of the Central African country. The rebels were from The Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT), the military said in a press release. Abdoulaye Adoum Mahamat / Anadolu Agency

Examining the poor reputation of Africa's armies 19.01.2022

African armies are perceived as underfunded, underequipped, and ineffective. There is a long history of coups and human rights violations. Twenty sub-Saharan militaries were involved in armed conflicts in 2020.
Nigerian refugee girls football team from the Minawao Refugee Camp in northern Cameroon at the Africa Cup of Nations game between Nigeria and Sudan

AFCON 2021: Road trip helps Nigerian refugees believe in dreams 19.01.2022

Twenty-four girls from the Minawao refugee camp were given tickets to watch Nigeria at the African Cup of Nations. The chance to watch their team live was the adventure of a lifetime.
Football - 2021 Afcon Qualifier - Uganda v Burkina Faso - Uganda. Kamou Malo, coach of Burkina Faso during the 2021 Africa Cup Nations qualifer football match between Uganda and Burkina Faso at Saint Mary's Stadium, Kitende, Uganda on 24 March 2021 ©Aminah Babirye/Sports Inc URN:58781335

AfricaLink on Air — 14 January 2022 14.01.2022

African nations finally put trust in own coaches+++We tell you about “Toghu”- the official match ball +++Ethiopia accuses WHO chief of links to rebellious Tigrayan forces
GAROUA, CAMEROON - JANUARY 11: Ola Aina of Nigeria and Egypt defender during the 2021 Africa Cup Of Nations match between Nigeria and Egypt at Stade Roumde Adjia on January 11, 2022 in Garoua, Cameroon. Photo by Tobi Adepoju Copyright: xx

AFCON 2021: Nigeria seeking the ultimate revenge in Cameroon 14.01.2022

A month after sacking their former coach and losing key players, the Super Eagles are hoping to make a point about the depth of their game as they bid to win in the home of one of their biggest continental rivals
Soldiers of Cameroon's Rapid Intervention Battalion (BIR) patrol the Far North Region in Cameroon near the borders to Nigeria, in a pick-up truck, 11 February 2015. Photo: Ngala Chimtom/dpa (zu dpa Truppen gegen den Terror: Kameruns Kampf gegen Boko Haram vom 02.03.2015) +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++

AfricaLink on Air — 13 January 2022 13.01.2022

Cameroon's separatist violence +++ A coup plot in Burkina Faso? Who are behind it? +++ How corrupt are football bodies in Africa? +++ Nigerians react to unbanning of Twitter
via Timothy Rooks Di, 04.01.2022 16:52

Spurring change through grassroots activism in Africa 13.01.2022

A young Nigerian environmental activist firmly believes people can live in harmony with nature. She co-founded a non-profit group to deliver that message through workshops, cleanups and various school activities.
Bola Tinubu, one of the national leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) party, arrives to attend Nigeria's national Democracy Day celebrations in Abuja, on June 12, 2019. - Nigeria celebrates the Day of Democracy on June 12, commemorating the country's first free elections, on June 12, 1993, after a decade of military rule. (Photo by PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / AFP) (Photo credit should read PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP via Getty Images)

Nigeria: Who is aspiring president Bola Tinubu? 13.01.2022

Ruling party chief and influential former Lagos governor Bola Tinubu has declared his ambitions to run for president in Nigeria's 2023 elections.

A man used his mobile phone to read headline news on Twitter inside an office in Lagos, Nigeria, Monday June 7, 2021. Nigeria's government announced on Friday that it was suspending Twitter indefinitely in Africa's most populous nation, a day after the company deleted a controversial tweet President Muhammadu Buhari made about a secessionist movement. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

Nigeria lifts ban on Twitter after 7 months 13.01.2022

Nigeria had shut out more than 200 million people from the social networking site. Nigeria's IT development agency said the US tech company had met key conditions.
Leader of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP), the main Malawi opposition party, Lazarus Chakwera (C), flanked by the party's Secretary General Eistein Mkaka (L) and member of Parliament Ezekiel Ching'oma (R), flashes his campaign Super High-Five sign as he speaks to the press at Chowo Primary school in Lilongwe before a campaign rally on May 12, 2019, ahead of Malawi's general election. (Photo by AMOS GUMULIRA / AFP) (Photo credit should read AMOS GUMULIRA/AFP/Getty Images)

AfricaLink on Air — 12 January 2022 12.01.2022

Furore over Malawi's amnesty to corrupt leaders+++Rwanda's forced vaccination+++Sierra Leone's AFCON team+++Nigeria's civilians gun training+++Adapting livestock to Climate change in Somalia
FILE PHOTO: Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni speaks during a Reuters interview at the National Leadership Institute (NALI) in Kyankwanzi district, Uganda December 4, 2021. Picture taken December 4, 2021. REUTERS/Abubaker Lubowa/File Photo

Dictators in Africa using social media to cling to power 09.01.2022

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni is suspected of using fake social media accounts to consolidate his power. He wouldn't be the only one in Africa. Is social media becoming a threat to democracy on the continent?
Security forces patrol as people wait for the arrival of the rescued JSS Jangebe schoolgirls in Jangebe, Zamfara, Nigeria March 3, 2021. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

Nigeria's president condemns killings in Zamfara state 08.01.2022

Nigerian authorities estimate 200 people or more were killed in Zamfara state during attacks by armed bandits. The attacks came after military airstrikes on the marauders' hideouts.

A team of security experts tour the JSS Jangebe school, a day after over 300 school girls were abducted by bandits, in Zamfara, Nigeria February 27, 2021. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

AfricaLink on Air — 06 January 2022 06.01.2022

Nigeria's declare bandits as terrorists +++Africa's political dynasties monopolizing governance++Press freedom in Africa over the past year+++Navigating the workplace as a woman+++Malawi debates witchcraft laws to stop killing of elderly
211211 -- YAOUNDE, Dec. 11, 2021 -- Photo taken on Dec. 9, 2021 shows Mola, the official mascot of Africa Cup of Nations, during a nationwide tour in Yaounde, Cameroon. The mascotfor the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations is set to go on tour in several cities across the country as the build up to the competition heightens. Photo by /Xinhua SPCAMEROON-YAOUNDE-AFCON-MASCOT-TOUR Kepseu PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

AfricaLink on Air - 03 January 2022 03.01.2022

Cameroon upbeat about AFCON amid unrest+++Mixed reactions greet Sudan's PM Hamdok resignation++Nigeria battles COVID-19 surge+++Outrage as Mali military government postpones elections
17.6.2021**** +++Nur zur abgesprochenen Berichterstattung++++ Der nigerianische Präsident Buhari besucht den Bundesstaat Borno

AfricaLink on Air - 30 December 2021 30.12.2021

Nigeria's 2021 in Review+++ Coup that defined Guinea's 2021 +++ What's your New Year's resolutions +++ Mistakes you're probably making when Sexting+++ Somalia's gender quota impasse
Njobati Sylvie, restitution activist - Cameroon © privat

Africa in 2021: Who said what? 29.12.2021

Political intrigue, violations, colonial wrongs and pandemic fault lines kept the chatter up across the continent. A look at the words of some of Africa's activists, celebrities, thinkers and disrupters.
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