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BBC Africa Eye is an investigative branch of the BBC World Service. It has a network of local and investigative journalists and researchers working across Africa and produces a bi-weekly TV and online investigations series broadcast in English, Hausa, Swahili and French. The series focuses on topics that are of interest and concern to young and ...
4 protesters [5] Arrested. 1 journalist [6] 1000+ protesters. The End Bad Governance protests, widely known by the hashtags #EndBadGovernance or #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria, were a series of decentralized mass protests in Nigeria [7] that mainly occurred from 1 August to 10 August 2024, triggered by the rising cost of living in the country. [8]
Christian Fraser. BBC News, The Context, BBC Election Coverage. Ben Brown. BBC News, BBC News at One, BBC News at Six, BBC News at Ten, BBC Weekend News, The World Today, Verified Live, BBC News Now [4] Annita McVeigh. BBC News, BBC News at One, BBC Weekend News.
Russo–Ukrainian war. August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion. The Russian Foreign Ministry reports that at least 56 Russian civilians were killed and 266 more were wounded by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Kursk Oblast, which the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry denies as Russian propaganda. (Reuters) Disasters and accidents.
Ivory Coast vs Nigeria LIVE: Latest Afcon final build-up and updates 10:15 , Jamie Braidwood Ivory Coast take on Nigeria in the Africa Cup of Nations final as a thrilling tournament concludes with ...
Nigerien crisis (2023–2024) On 26 July 2023, a coup d'état occurred in Niger, during which the country's presidential guard removed and detained president Mohamed Bazoum. Subsequently, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, the Commander of the Presidential Guard, proclaimed himself the leader of the country and established the National Council for ...
Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping. On the night of 14–15 April 2014, 276 mostly Christian female students aged from 16 to 18 were kidnapped by the Islamic terrorist group called Boko Haram from the Government Girls Secondary School at the town of Chibok in Borno State, Nigeria. [2][3][4] Prior to the raid, the school had been closed for four ...
Nnamdi Okwu Kanu // ⓘ (born 25 September 1967) [5][6] is a British [7] political activist known for advocating for the secession and independence of Biafra from Nigeria. [8] He is the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), which he founded in 2012. [9] The main aim of IPOB is to restore the defunct Republic of Biafra which existed ...