Across several African countries, a growing criminal syndicate is preying on desperate seekers of greener pastures, luring them to Burkina Faso, Ghana, Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire, among others, with ...

A subtle coming-of-age tale set in 90s Nigeria about an absent father, and Riz Ahmed brilliantly reimagines Shakespeare’s tortured prince. Here’s the pick of the week’s culture, taken from the Guardia ...

Women hoping to visit their loved ones at New York prisons are being turned away after scanners pick up what they say are ...

A Lafayette man and his two daughters will spend time in federal prison after pleading guilty in a scheme to defraud a ...

Gunmen believed to be Islamic extremists have killed at least 162 people in western Nigeria. Local officials say the attack ...

Armed extremists have killed over 162 people in attacks on two villages in Kwara state, western Nigeria, a lawmaker said.

Former Warrens couple sentenced to prison for child sex crimes in Wisconsin. Judge imposes 10-year sentence for Lake and 1.5 ...

The raiders stormed a rural community in central Nigeria, killing dozens and setting homes on fire in one of the country’s worst recent attacks.

Twenty-five years into democracy, women remain underrepresented in elective offices. While a few have broken through, most continue to face steep financial, cultural, and political barriers.Since ...

The U.S. has sent a small team of military officers to Nigeria, according to General Dagvin R.M. Anderson of U.S. Africa ...

Nigerian women who are wealthier, more educated and urban are more likely to use modern contraceptives than poorer, less educated and rural women. This is one of the findings of a study that assessed ...