Sixty years after political independence, it is clear that Nigeria has not fulfilled its huge potential, but with a supportive public culture it can transform that into success.
Human rights
Politics and Society Thousands of unidentified Zimbabweans lie in secret mass graves – and I want to find them
A forensic archaeologist and former Zimbabwe police officer uses his investigative skills to find the missing and the dead in his homeland.
Politics and Society Migrant disaster in Libya stoked by EU strategy
Detention centres and corrupt coast guards prey on migrants, but the EU continues to support Libyan border authorities.
Politics and Society The Eritrea-Ethiopia peace deal is yet to show dividends
Tensions in both countries relating to Ethiopia’s Tigray regional state are hampering progress.
Politics and Society The saviour of Tutsis is now in a Kigali jail
The alleged extraordinary rendition of Paul Rusesabagina reveals Kagame’s ‘Mossad Complex’ at its full.
Politics and Society George Bizos: heroic South African human rights lawyer with a macabre duty to represent the dead
His appearance on behalf of the families of mine workers shot by the police at the Marikana Commission of Inquiry was just one of his efforts to seek justice for the poor and marginalised.
Politics and Society Côte d’Ivoire and the ‘third-term’ virus
If the AU and ECOWAS reject coups as unconstitutional changes of government, shouldn’t the same apply to third terms?
Sport, Arts and Culture How artists have preserved the memory of Zimbabwe’s 1980s massacres
Artists are filling the state’s silence by revisiting history so that it can be discussed.
Politics and Society Kemi Falodun launches POBIN Project to archive people killed by Nigeria Police
Nigerian writer Kemi Falodun recently launched the Police Brutality in Nigeria Project (POBIN), an initiative to archive and keep alive the memories of Nigerian citizens who have died because of police violence.