Nigeria's so-called tax collectors: Menacing and mafia-like
The tax system is opaque - and abused, with politicians and private citizens lining their pockets.
2023-07-17 08:15
How Guinness World Record mania has gripped Nigeria
Nigerians have inundated Guinness World Record with requests to ratify their attempts in the past two months.
2023-07-16 07:53
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu declares state of emergency over food
The president plans to provide protection to farmers targeted by notorious kidnapping gangs.
2023-07-15 01:27
Load-shedding could switch South Africans off the ANC
With South Africans experiencing worsening power cuts, the crisis is fuelling demands for change.
2023-07-02 07:52
Boost for Wagner as Mali shuns UN troops, but at what cost?
As it pushes out 12,000 UN peacekeepers, Mali will be relying ever more heavily on Russian mercenaries.
2023-07-01 00:21
Wagner's network in Africa faces uncertain future
What does the Russian mercenary group's failed mutiny mean for its fighters in African countries?
2023-06-28 01:18
Zimbabwe's obsession with Animal Farm as novel gets Shona translation
George Orwell's satirical novel has such resonance it has been translated into the local Shona language.
2023-06-25 07:26
Migrant crisis: Tunisian fisherman finds dead bodies in his net
Many migrants leave from Tunisia by boat to reach Europe, but the consequences can be tragic.
2023-06-21 07:28
Uganda ADF school attack: I covered myself in blood to hide
A student tells the BBC he survived an attack by suspected Islamist rebels by pretending to be dead.
2023-06-20 07:59
Uganda school attack: 'Gospel songs interrupted by screaming'
Mourners of those killed by Islamist militants describe their shock about the raid's brutality.
2023-06-19 02:51
Hilda Baci: Guinness confirms Nigerian chef's world record
Hilda Baci caused a sensation last month after cooking non-stop for four days.
2023-06-13 19:26
Nigerian kidnap gangs drive big-time Nigerian farmers away
Some of those key to boosting agricultural output in Africa's most-populous nation have given up.
2023-06-11 08:23