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

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Nigeria Junge hat Kalenderdaten im Kopf

Nigeria’s young genius with calendar dates in his brain

Nigeria’s young genius with calendar dates in his brain

Struggling with calendar dates? Then it would help if you met a young Nigerian genius whose got answers for everything
SocietyJanuary 27, 202301:57 min
DW Sendung Eco Africa #348

Turning trash into treasure with an app

Turning trash into treasure with an app

A Nigerian mobile app connects waste producers to recyclers in real time and gives users direct financial incentives.
Nature and EnvironmentJanuary 26, 202304:21 min
Mo Ibrahim pictured at his office in London in 2020

African governance 'backslides' on democracy

African governance 'backslides' on democracy

The latest report by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation rates the African continent as less secure than it was a decade ago.
PoliticsJanuary 26, 2023
The remaining wares of students of Bethel Baptist High School are seen inside the school premises as parent of abducted students pray for the return of their children

Why kidnappers in West Africa now target women

Why kidnappers in West Africa now target women

Kidnapping by militants isn't new but it is becoming a powerful political and fundraising tool.
TerrorismJanuary 20, 2023
Political activist Chukwumalobi Uche speaks into a microphone at the crack of dawn.

Nigeria's youth eager to cast their ballot

Nigeria's youth eager to cast their ballot

With general elections looming, the country’s young are mobilizing to have their voices heard.
PoliticsJanuary 20, 202301:58 min
Kombobild | Hauptkandidaten für die nigerianische Präsidentschaftswahlen Bola Tinubu und Atiku Abubakar

AfricaLink on Air — 13 January 2023

AfricaLink on Air — 13 January 2023

Special edition: The countdown is on for Nigeria’s presidential and parliamentary elections on February 25th, 2023.
PoliticsJanuary 13, 202329:59 min
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In the spotlight

A woman prepares to cast her ballot in the Edo State governorship in Nigeria

Will Africa's 2023 elections strengthen democracy?

Seventeen African countries will hold elections in 2023, showing whether democracy is flourishing or not, experts say.
PoliticsDecember 26, 2022
A health worker squeezes an oral cholera vaccine into the open mouth of a boy

Africa sees surge in cholera amid vaccine shortage

Kenya reports new cholera cases as Africa sees a spike in infections, especially in flood-hit Nigeria and Cameroon.
HealthOctober 25, 2022
Floods in Lokoja

Nigeria grapples with catastrophic flooding

Relief work is under way, after the worst flooding in a decade killed at least 600 people and displaced 1.3 million.
ClimateOctober 19, 2022
REV Driver Ibandan

The taxi driver whose legs were amputated

A Nigerian whose legs were amputated learned to drive again and earns his living as a cab driver
Cars and TransportationSeptember 24, 202204:13 min
Women hold placards demonstrating against human trafficking

The ugly truth of Nigeria's child trafficking

The trafficking of children in Nigeria for domestic service, sex work and forced surrogacy is rampant and lucrative.
Human RightsJuly 29, 2022
DW Podcast | African Roots |

Making history her story: Flora Nwapa and Siti Binti Saad

Laila and Cai meet two women who smashed glass ceillings in their respective arts.
CultureJuly 5, 202218:08 min
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Opinion

Dr. Harrison Mwilima

Opinion: Africa must unite to demand stolen art's return

Harrison Mwilima
Commentary
CultureDecember 21, 2020

Opinion: South Africans need to face some harsh truths

Shaazia Ebrahim
Commentary
PoliticsSeptember 5, 2019
Thomas Mösch

Nigeria: Another chaotic election

Thomas Mösch
Commentary
PoliticsFebruary 16, 2019
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Opinion: Nigeria's Buhari has failed to deliver

Adrian Kriesch
Commentary
PoliticsFebruary 15, 2019
Thomas Mösch

Opinion: Chibok girls freed, Boko Haram undefeated

Thomas Mösch
Commentary
PoliticsMay 8, 2017
Staecker Claus Kommentarbild App

Opinion: Africa and the specter of pluralism

Claus Stäcker
Commentary
PoliticsDecember 28, 2016