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Nigeria

I fought the law...

The misplaced priorities of Nigeria’s security services

Kidnappings, killings and revolutionaries are keeping the overstretched Nigerian security forces quite busy. Over the course of last week, two ... Nigerian opposition figures were picked by unknown gunmen believed to be in the employ of the secret police.

The growing role of private security companies in Africa

Private military and security companies have been regular fixtures in conflicts across the globe. For Africa, these corporations became increasingly ... visible with their role in civil wars in Angola and Sierra Leone.

Cows in the crosshairs

Nigeria’s dairy production: Will Dangote be able to milk the market?

Nigeria's central bank announced the restriction of forex to milk importers, in a speculatively ambitious bid to boost the country's dairy ... production.

Mobile money

Reaching the unbanked — MTN to shake up Nigeria’s fintech sector

Over the last decade, Nigeria’s fintech sector has seen explosive growth. ...

judgement day

In Nigeria, Shia IMN group now classed as terrorists

An Abuja high court last week approved an application by Nigeria's attorney-general to outlaw the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN). ...

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Uncharted waters

Nigeria may not be able to bail out banks that get into trouble

A report from Fitch Ratings in July highlights the dangers that Nigerian banks face as they grapple with new rules designed to stimulate lending. ...

tough love

Police quiet on Pastor TB Joshua and Biodun Fatoyinbo accusations

The ordeals of the Dakolo family show just how difficult it can be to legally challenge the rich and powerful in Nigeria. ...

what a kuti!

Beyoncé’s Lion King album makes Afrobeats the star

She has called it a "love letter to Africa". After years of flirting with Afrobeats, the contemporary African fusion sound inspired by Fela Kuti's ... Afrobeat, superstar Beyoncé Knowles Carter has finally put out an album hinged on the music genre.

cash dragon

The US must pay attention to new Chinese capital flows to Africa

It is not just roads and railways; China's commercial interests in Africa are moving beyond infrastructure into areas of traditional US strength ... – FDI, private equity, and venture capital.

turning points

Nigeria: Repressing the Shia will create another Boko Haram

Nigeria's federal parliament was temporarily shutdown on Monday by protesting members of the country's Shia minority Muslim sect. How the government ... responds has heavy consequences.

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