Sub-Saharan Africa
A Meningitis Outbreak in Northwest Nigeria Has Now Killed 26 People
The death toll in Nigeria is rising after a meningitis outbreak in January. The response to the spreading disease has been seriously hindered after the cutting of USAID programs.
Nigerian Senator Faces Jail for Illegal Organ Harvesting
A Nigerian senator, his wife and a doctor were found guilty by the UK court on Thursday for trafficking a market trader to harvest his kidney.
Nigerian Presidential Candidates Sign Second Peace Treaty
On Wednesday, all 18 presidential candidates came together to sign the second peace pact for Nigeria’s upcoming election to succeed the incumbent president, Muhammadu Buhari.
Interstate Tensions Characterize Nigeria ECOWAS Summit
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) had their 62nd summit last Sunday for West African leaders in Abuja.