More than 10,000 people have been violently displaced from a waterfront community in Africa's most populous city -- Lagos, Nigeria.

The TikTok ( community has spoken, and Africa has crowned its newest icons. The 2025 TikTok Awards Sub-Saharan Africa lit up ...

In early 2025, Kano State's Hisbah Board began nighttime raids to sweep children off the streets, promising them education and safe care.Abubakar* remembers the night a lot changed. "I was sleeping ...

There is a strange silence in many busy corners of Lagos these days. The same streets that once echoed with wild shouts from ...

This video dives into the electric atmosphere of Nigerian street food at night in one of Africa’s biggest food cities. As the ...

Africa’s most populous nation was already facing one of the world’s biggest hunger crises. It’s getting much worse. By Saikou Jammeh Ruth Maclean and Ismail Auwal Saikou Jammeh and Ruth Maclean ...

The UN food assistance agency warned that nearly 35 million people in Nigeria could face severe food insecurity in 2026. The country is seeing escalating jihadi violence and mass kidnappings of ...

Gunmen stormed a Catholic school in Nigeria, abducting more than 300 students and teachers at a time when President Trump is threatening military action to protect Christians in the West African ...

Nigerian street food is more than just meals on the go. It is a visible reflection of the culture, the energy, and the flavors ...

Two children and their mother have died, with the father left fighting for his life, after eating street food at a popular Istanbul tourist site, Turkish officials and media said Friday. The family ...

Journal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Kim Strassel, Kyle Peterson, Allysa Finley and Dan Henninger. President Trump wanted the attention of Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, and he’s ...