Tag: Nigeria
Washington approves $1 billion sale of military equipment to Nigeria
Washington has just authorized the sale of attack helicopters and related equipment to Nigeria for a value of around 1 billion dollars. Washington thus reaffirms its military support for its…
Chika Unigwe, from Nigeria to Belgium, the women behind the window
Chika Unigwe was born in 1974 in Enugu, Nigeria, where she lived before continuing her studies in Belgium, and obtaining a doctorate in Literature. She now lives in the United…
In Poland, non-Ukrainian refugees face an uncertain future
Nearly 2.7 million refugees from Ukraine have reached Poland, including more than 99,000 foreigners who were working or studying in Ukraine. In Warsaw, an association has opened a hotel to…
Nigeria’s Kelechi Nwakali accuses Huesca of kicking him out because of AFCON
Kelechi Nwakali accused Huesca of having terminated his contract three months early because the 23-year-old midfielder left to play in the last African Cup of Nations (CAN 2021) with the…
ICG experts provide update on Boko Haram, one year after Shekau’s death
Since the death of Abubakar Shekau, the historic leader of Boko Haram, in May 2021, the balance of power has changed in northeastern Nigeria. Now, the Islamic State group in…
It had 970 passengers inside! Bomb attack on train in Nigeria
Gunmen in Nigeria’s Kaduna state reportedly carried out a bomb attack on a train carrying passengers. In the national media, it was stated that the gunmen carried out a bomb…
Nigerians face the collapse of their electricity grid
Since the beginning of the week, Nigeria has been facing an almost complete collapse of its national electricity grid. A catastrophic situation in a context marked by the explosion of…
The country was plunged into darkness! “Full system crash”
There has been a power outage in Nigeria for more than 11 hours. A statement was made from the Nigerian Electricity Transmission Company regarding the blackout, in which the country…
The photographer Samuel Fosso in a word, a gesture and a silence
The self-portrait virtuoso was born in 1962 in Cameroon and grew up without a photo of himself. Torn between his identities and his multiple homelands – Cameroon, Central African Republic,…
First repatriation of more than 400 Nigerians who fled Ukraine
The first plane chartered to evacuate Nigerians fleeing war-torn Ukraine landed in the capital Abuja on Friday. 415 passengers were on board this flight from Bucharest, Romania. At least 5,000…