Tensions are rising in Benue State, Northcentral Nigeria, as Fulani ethnic militias continue their brutal assaults on communities, leaving death and destruction in their ...

A team of researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi has uncovered how genetic and lifestyle factors influence immune responses to malaria ...

The cost of a daily nutritious diet in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger is 110% higher than the west African region’s daily ...

The advancing tide of Islamist extremism has prompted the rise of pro-government militias. The result has been a vicious ...

Soldiers from the Wagner Group have helped Vladimir Putin advance his aim of restoring Russian power in Africa. But on the ...

Last week, we looked at the story behind the 5 Naira note, which celebrated the legacy of Nigeria’s first Prime Minister, ...

FOLLOWING the outcry by the Oyo State governor, Mr Seyi Makinde, on the renewed onslaught of terrorists on the South-West geopolitical zone and the efforts by the security agencies to contain the ...

WHEN Muslims are in power, we are out of power. And when we are out of power, we are completely out of power” – Professor Is-haq Olanrewaju Oloyede, as quoted in a “Press Statement/Release at the ...

Researchers have uncovered the origins and genetic diversity of the Fulani, one of Africa's largest pastoral populations. The study reveals a complex genetic ancestry with influences from both North ...

Brutal violence has taken hold in Cameroon ’s North-West and South-West regions since 2016 as armed separatist groups seek independence for the country’s minority Anglophone regions. Attacks on ...