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In a street in a poor neighbourhood of Lagos, a bare-chested young man, Gift Eze, holds his screaming partner, helping calm the rage within and stop him fighting.

More than Nollywood films, Afrobeats is arguably Nigeria’s strongest cultural export since the turn of the millennium. It is a hugely dynamic music category that incorporates a range of moods, languages, styles, and existing genres. To understand its impact, a cultural connoisseur has equated good Afrobeats music with well-made, smoky…

Predicting the outcome of national elections can be a mug’s game. Polls are often wrong, and second-guessing how people will vote months down the line can leave even the most savvy election specialist with egg on their face.

With inflation also high in many developing economies, overseas remittances are more vital than ever

Locals say rising travel and food costs have made the holiday season more expensive and are keeping families apart.

A recap of top issues in West Africa in 2022, including heated political campaigns and armed groups gaining ground.

West Africa has seen coups and military takeovers in three countries in 2022. Like those of the past, they came with promises of a quick return to civilian regimes once socio-economic and political challenges had been met. The challenges are usually listed as inept governance, corruption, rising insecurity and popular…

This week's handover is Germany's first step in fulfilling its agreement with Nigeria to release all 1,130 Benin Bronzes from German museums.

Since oil was discovered in commercial quantities in Nigeria in 1958, thousands of oil spill incidents have happened.

Germany ‘played a dark role’ in colonialism, the Foreign Minister said

Artefacts looted in 19th century by UK soldiers and sold on, with many more still held by the British Museum