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How Kemi Badenoch Became Leader of the UK Conservative Party

November 5, 2024November 5, 2024STEPHEN CASTLEComments Off on How Kemi Badenoch Became Leader of the UK Conservative Party

Ms. Badenoch’s ascent is partly the result of a deliberate diversifying of the party under David Cameron in the 2000s. In her politics, she exemplifies its more recent rightward turn.

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How Years of Government Failure Led to Nigeria’s Worst Flood in Decades

October 27, 2024Ruth Maclean, Ismail Alfa and Fati AbubakarComments Off on How Years of Government Failure Led to Nigeria’s Worst Flood in Decades

After a recent dam disaster, Nigerian officials blamed God, climate change and poor people. But experts had warned the dam was at risk well before it collapsed. The officials did nothing.

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How a Binance Employee Strained the Relationship Between the U.S. and Nigeria

October 24, 2024October 24, 2024Julian E. Barnes, David Yaffe-Bellany and Emily FlitterComments Off on How a Binance Employee Strained the Relationship Between the U.S. and Nigeria

The United States and Nigeria often collaborate. But the arrest of an American worker strained their diplomatic relations.

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How a TV Hit Sparked Debate About Birthrates in Africa

October 21, 2024October 21, 2024Ruth Maclean and Yagazie EmeziComments Off on How a TV Hit Sparked Debate About Birthrates in Africa

The Sani family in northern Nigeria has six children, more than the parents can afford but fewer than their own parents had. Birthrates, and the decisions couples make about family size, are changing across Africa.

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Behind Nigeria’s Fuel Tanker Explosion, a Fatal Quest for Cheap Gasoline

October 17, 2024Ismail Auwal and Elian PeltierComments Off on Behind Nigeria’s Fuel Tanker Explosion, a Fatal Quest for Cheap Gasoline

More than 160 people died when an overturned fuel tanker in northern Nigeria exploded. Witnesses and relatives of victims said poverty had driven most to try to collect the spilled gas.

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Fuel Tanker Explosion Leaves at Least 150 Dead in Nigeria

October 16, 2024October 17, 2024Ismail Auwal and Elian PeltierComments Off on Fuel Tanker Explosion Leaves at Least 150 Dead in Nigeria

Residents of a nearby town went to scoop up gasoline that had spilled from an overturned tanker, but then it exploded, setting off an inferno. Several similar disasters have taken place in recent years.

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60 Dead After Boat Capsizes in Nigeria

October 2, 2024October 3, 2024Ismail Auwal and Lynsey ChutelComments Off on 60 Dead After Boat Capsizes in Nigeria

The boat was carrying about 300 people on the Niger River. Rescuers continued to search for survivors.

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60 Dead After Boat Capsizes in Nigeria

October 2, 2024Ismail Auwal and Lynsey ChutelComments Off on 60 Dead After Boat Capsizes in Nigeria

The boat was carrying about 300 people on the Niger River. Rescuers continued to search for survivors.

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At Least 59 Killed in Road Collision in Nigeria

September 9, 2024September 9, 2024ELIAN PELTIERComments Off on At Least 59 Killed in Road Collision in Nigeria

The traffic accident was the latest disaster to highlight how roads across many African countries are some of the world’s deadliest.

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Boko Haram Kills at Least 170 Villagers in Nigeria Attack

September 5, 2024September 6, 2024Ismail Alfa and Ruth MacleanComments Off on Boko Haram Kills at Least 170 Villagers in Nigeria Attack

Boko Haram killed at least 170 villagers in northeastern Nigeria, community leaders say, in what is likely one of the deadliest attacks in recent years.

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