For many inside and outside of Africa, the Benin Bronzes are symbols of colonialism and exploitation, and they’ll stay that way until they’re returned.
The White House’s immigration policy targets people in the criminal justice system — whether or not they are convicted of crimes — and will likely most affect refugees and immigrants from Muslim-majority countries. Many of the members of African Communities Together are part of all of those groups.
Twenty-one Nigerian school girls were reunited with their parents Sunday after two years in captivity. They say Boko Haram is still holding some of their classmates.
Nigerian American writer Teju Cole's new collection of essays is all about the intersection of tough topics — politics, art, race and place.
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Energy prices have dropped dramatically. That's cut deeply into the profits of pirates who used to make quick cash commandeering oil tankers.
Militants from Boko Haram kidnapped 14-year-old Zara John and married her to a commander. Nigeria's army rescued her, but the teen still longs to be reunited with her extremist husband.
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Is Nigeria’s wealthiest woman self-made, or part of a corrupt system?
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Nigeria's government has been slow to react and unable to make progress in rescuing the schoolgirls kidnapped in northern Nigeria more than a month ago. That may leave any rescue up to the local people in the area, says Alice Ukoko, who runs Women of Afrika.