News in West Africa
Nigerian graduates struggle for survival after finishing their degree
By Ahmad Adedimeji Amobi
When Saadu Yusuf Olatunji graduated from the faculty of education at the University of Ilorin in 2012, he didn’t know he would end up his first-degree certificate wouldn’t play any part in getting him a job. Now 32, he says that had he known what he...
Nigeria’s vaccination campaign is hampered by ad hoc procurement and distribution...
By Ope Adetayo
The Nigerian government plans to vaccinate 40 percent of the country’s population, an estimated 80 million people, before the end of 2021,...
Edtech is changing the learning experience for secondary school students in...
By Kemi Falodun
The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted gaps and deficiencies in many sectors of society, but it has also revealed major opportunities for innovation....
Can the acquittals of Laurent Gbagbo and Blé Goudé bring lasting...
By Ahmed Coulibaly
ABIDJAN —The International Criminal Court appeals chamber upheld the 2019 acquittals of former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo and his Minister of Youth...
Igangan ablaze: How Nigeria’s farmer-herder crisis is spinning out of control
By Pelumi Salako
IGANGAN, Nigeria — On the day of his death, December 11th, 2020, Dr. Fatai Aborode rode on the back of a motorcycle...
Mauritania: A history of land slavery and forced displacement
By Houleye Thiam
Black Mauritanians have historically been stripped of their land ownership rights, most notably beginning in the 1980s when a new law provided...
Joe Biden’s renewed commitment to the LGBTQIA+ community provokes mixed reactions...
By Shade Mary-Ann Olaoye
On February 4th, 2021, U.S. President Joe Biden renewed the United States’ commitment to the LGBTQIA+ community around the world by...
Senegal’s vaccination campaign works to overcome mistrust
By Aïda Dramé
Nearly a year after the start of the pandemic, the development of vaccines in record time is perceived in Senegal as a...
Côte d’Ivoire: Legislative elections cause a spike in Covid-19 cases
By Ahmed Coulibaly
Though the figures are a far cry from the rates in Europe and North America, the number of Covid-19 infections and deaths...
Healing from depression, “demons” and deliverances: The cost of mental healthcare...
By Ope Adetayo
When Tukura John Daniel was a child, he noticed he was energetic in one moment and in the next, he was sad...
Researchers are digitizing Nigeria’s cultural heritage. But can they bring stolen...
By Nosmot Gbadamosi
Last August, artist Emeka Ogboh received a call. The world was in the thick of unwavering Black Lives Matter protests that toppled...
Without new TPS protections, Biden’s immigration bill will exclude Black immigrants
By Joe Penney
When 26-year-old Cameroonian asylum seeker Wilfred Tebah was reunited with his family in Columbus, Ohio, in early February, one of the first...
Gunmen kidnap 317 schoolgirls in Zamfara state, Nigeria
By Dounard Bondo
Gunmen kidnapped 317 schoolgirls from the Government Girls School in Jangebe town, Zamfara state, in northern Nigeria overnight from Thursday to Friday....
“The compensation is abysmally poor”: Covid-19 doctors in Abuja reveal their...
By Isaac Abrak
Doctors in Abuja, Nigeria, spoke to Sahelien.com about how the pandemic is affecting their lives.
“It’s like you’re at war. Your family must...
Covid-19 burnout hits Nigeria’s health professionals
By Kemi Falodun
When the first case of coronavirus was confirmed in Nigeria, health professionals across the country braced for the task ahead. Doctor Tope...
Ivorian start-ups say they’re left out of the Covid-19 response fund
By Ahmed Coulibaly
After the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in Côte d'Ivoire in May 2020, the Ivorian authorities set up multiple funds to help...