Egypt is the largest Arab country, and has played a central role in Middle Eastern politics. In the 1950s President Gamal Abdul Nasser pioneered Arab...
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Morocco has big ambitions to export electricity produced by solar and wind farms to Europe, but should it be prioritising such renewable energy for its home...
The broadcast media are either dominated by the state or reflect the official line. Independent media and journalists can be harassed and persecuted, says...
Emmanuel Okoye grew up with a football at his feet and basketball close to his heart, but it turns out he was made for gridiron. The 18-year-old Nigerian had...
The Kingdom of Morocco is the most westerly of the North African countries known as the Maghreb – “the West”. It has Atlantic and...
Senegal is the frontrunner to host the UFC’s first event in Africa, described by organisers as a “seminal event in history”. Africa is the...
Dozens of people have been killed in Nigeria after gunmen stormed a rural village and opened fire on residents. At least 51 people died in the attack in the...
A senior wealthy Nigerian politician, his wife and a medical “middleman” have been found guilty of an organ-trafficking plot, after they brought a...
Nigerian senator Ike Ekweremadu and his wife Beatrice have been convicted of exploiting a young man from a poor village by bringing him to London to donate a...
Votes are being counted in Nigeria a day after violence and delays marred the governor and states assembly elections in some parts of the country. A few...
