The Nigerian government declares war on cryptocurrency
By Pelumi Salako
On February 5, 2021, The Central Bank of Nigeria released a circular that restricts Nigerian banks, non-banking financial institutions and other financial...
Attack injures 20 UN peacekeepers in Mali
Armed assailants attacked a forward base of the UN mission (Minusma) in Kerena, near Douentza in Mali’s central Mopti region on Wednesday, February 10,...
Senegalese women fight back against rising abuse and violence during the pandemic
By Elimane Ndao
Since the beginning of the pandemic in Senegal, physical, economic and psychological violence against women has increased by 15 to 30 percent,...
Citizenship in the land of freed slaves
By Dounard Bondo
Liberia held a constitutional referendum on whether to repeal its long-standing dual citizenship prohibition on December 8, 2020. If passed into law,...
Breast cancer rates rise in Mali
By Mody Kamissoko
“Breast cancer: What to know and how to recognize it” was the theme of a conference in Bamako on World Cancer Day...
Nigerians face extortion and Covid-19 when registering national identity numbers
By Ope Adetayo
On December 15th, 2020, the Nigerian National Commission issued a directive that all SIM cards must be linked with the owner’s National...
Timbuktu: The Living Together Festival is “our contribution to the peace process”
By Sidi Yahiya Wangara and Mody Kamissoko
Over the course of three days, Timbuktu played the rhythms of Mali at the 5th edition of the...
What Have They Done to Us?
By Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu
“Now we understand the layers of public traumas that formed the psyche of our parents. They were not the silent generation....
“It’s a profit-making venture”: Past experiences lead some Nigerians to question Covid-19 vaccine
By Caleb Okereke
Lagos, Nigeria – Nigeria expects its first 100,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in February, according to Dr. Faisal Shuaib, head of...
Nigerian university students struggle with online learning
By Ope Adetayo
For the past ten months, Ahmad, a 21-year-old undergraduate student in the faculty of arts at the University of Ilorin, has been...