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Men sit along the seaside near an unofficial camp for displaced people in Beirut on Tuesday.
WORLD / Society
Apr 16, 2026
Forced displacements to soar by 4.2 million by 2027, aid group warns
The numbers do not include those affected by the war in the Middle East, the agency said.
Waliu Fransisco separates tangled threads used for <i>aso-oke</i>, a handwoven fabric indigenous to the Yoruba ethnic group, at Oke Oja workshop in Iseyin, Nigeria, on March 17.
WORLD / Society
Apr 15, 2026
Nigeria's in-vogue handwoven fabric-makers resist automation
Traditionally worn by the Nigerian rich and ruling class on special occasions, "aso-oke" is now found in designer studios in major cities and is made into shoes, bags and purses.
A victim receives treatment at State Specialist hospital, following Nigerian military jets striking a village market.
WORLD
Apr 14, 2026
¡®No warning¡¯: Survivors say Nigerian air force bombed packed market
Human rights groups and local officials say it is yet another massacre of civilians by the Nigerian military, which says it was targeting a militant logistics hub.
A gas flare at the Dangote Industries oil refinery and fertilizer plant site in the Ibeju Lekki district of Lagos on March 2. The 650,000 barrel-a-day plant has been ramping up to full capacity since starting operations in 2024.
WORLD
Mar 18, 2026
African economies vulnerable as Gulf conflict chokes flow of fuel shipments
The squeeze is exposing how refinery closures and underinvestment have left much of the continent dependent on a single trade route.
Victims of a suicide bomb attack receive treatment at a hospital in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria, on Tuesday.
WORLD
Mar 18, 2026
Suicide bombings show resilience of Nigerian jihadists despite years of war
Many experts said the blasts were a sign of strength and that there could have been a degree of coordination between rival ?groups.
An injured man looks out of an ambulance at a hospital in Maiduguri, Nigeria, on Monday following blasts in the city.
WORLD / Society
Mar 17, 2026
Suicide attacks in northeastern Nigeria kill 23 and injure over 100
Three blasts Monday evening followed an attack on a military post overnight, which authorities blamed on suspected jihadis.
A man walks to the site of a missile attack on farmland in Jabo, Nigeria, on Jan. 1.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Feb 22, 2026
As U.S. pressures Nigeria over Christians, what does Washington want?
Trump claims the widespread insecurity in Africa's most populous nation amounts to "persecution" of Christians ¡ª a framing rejected by many.
Peter Obi, Nigeria¡¯s Labour Party presidential candidate, speaks to workers in Lagos in 2023.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 10, 2026
Nigerian protesters want election results uploaded in real time
Demonstrators marched to the National Assembly to voice their anger at legislators approving changes to electoral laws, while omitting a key reform demanded by the opposition.
British boxer Anthony Joshua arrives for his bout against U.S. influencer Jake Paul in Miami on Dec. 19.
MORE SPORTS / Boxing
Jan 3, 2026
Driver in crash involving boxer Anthony Joshua charged with dangerous driving
Adeniyi ?Mobolaji Kayode, ?46, appeared before the Sagamu Magistrate Court ?on Friday in connection with the accident.
Anthony Joshua during his fight against Jake Paul in Miami on Dec. 19
MORE SPORTS / Boxing
Dec 30, 2025
Anthony Joshua 'stable' after fatal road accident in Nigeria
Joshua's promoter said the boxer's "close friends and team members" Sina Ghami and Latif Ayodele were killed and Joshua himself was taken to hospital.
Residents inspect the damage after U.S. forces had launched a strike against Islamic State group militants in Nigeria on Friday.
WORLD
Dec 27, 2025
Nigeria averts unilateral U.S. action by cooperating on airstrike
Security experts say it is unclear whether such strikes can do much to hinder Islamist militants who have long menaced communities in the area.
U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a Christmas event from the Mar-a-lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, on Wednesday.
WORLD
Dec 26, 2025
U.S. launches strike against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria
The U.S. military¡¯s Africa Command said the strike was carried out in coordination with the Nigerian authorities and killed multiple ISIS militants.
Nigerians and U.S. President Donald Trump have criticized President Bola Tinubu over his handling of Nigeria's security, which has deteriorated under his tenure.
WORLD
Nov 27, 2025
Nigeria declares security emergency after mass abductions
Nearly 400 people were abducted in the last two weeks in a series of attacks that forced the president to cancel a planned trip to the G20 summit in South Africa.
A view of metal beds in a room after gunmen attacked a government girls¡¯ boarding school in Nigeria¡¯s Kebbi State on Nov. 17.
WORLD
Nov 26, 2025
24 Nigerian girls freed after school kidnapping
Nigeria has suffered a string of abductions of schoolchildren since Islamist group Boko Haram kidnapped 276 girls in 2014, sparking international outcry.
Open lockers and scattered personal belongings are seen inside a dormitory at St. Mary¡¯s Catholic School in Papiri, Nigeria, on Friday, after 315 students and teachers were seized in Nigeria's second mass school abduction in a week.
WORLD
Nov 23, 2025
Gunmen seize 315 in latest Nigerian mass school kidnapping
The two abductions and a church attack have happened since Donald Trump threatened to intervene in what he called the killing of Christians by radical Islamists in Nigeria.
Bernard Laurendeau, chief of Enkopa Lab Japan, in Tokyo last month
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 19, 2025
Japanese companies advised to change mindset about investment in Africa
They are being told to take action now or risk missing out on big opportunities.
The financial district in Kenya¡¯s capital, Nairobi. Kenya is classified by the IMF as being at high risk of debt distress.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 17, 2025
Why Africa pays the highest costs to borrow money
Some see a ¡°prejudice premium,¡± while others say default risk and a lack of data play a bigger role.
A technician works on solar power panels at the Atlantic Shrimpers farm in Lagos in 2022.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Nov 17, 2025
Made in Nigeria: Inside Africa¡¯s push to be a solar superpower
Among African nations, Nigeria aims to reduce its fossil-fuel dependence and generate 30% of its energy from renewables by 2030 as well as develop local manufacturing capacity.
Members of the U.S. Navy react as U.S. President Donald Trump acknowledges them at Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Virginia, on Oct. 5.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 5, 2025
Trump's military use in other countries tests his MAGA base
The move is prompting an outcry among some mainstream Republicans and even some of his most ardent supporters.
The commercial hub of Lagos Island, in Lagos on Monday. Nigeria has faded from U.S. focus in recent years, and it was unclear what prompted U.S. President Donald Trump's Saturday announcement.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 4, 2025
Whiplash: How Trump's threat to strike Nigeria further reshuffles Pentagon priorities
Trump's announcements in the past week on everything from nuclear testing to Nigeria have caught many off guard.
The weight of not knowing: Japan¡¯s long-missing children
A signboard urging people to call the police if they have information on the whereabouts of Kaori Nomura, who went missing in 1991 at the age of 8, is seen in Yokohama in early April.
China's rare defiance of U.S. sanctions sparks showdown over banks
A Chinese flag flutters in front of the Shanghai Gaoqiao Company Refinery in Shanghai.
¡®Keep phones on,¡¯ Tokyo warns as yen battle intensifies
The yen has traded in a narrow ?158 to ?159 range against the dollar for two months as Japan steps up efforts to contain further weakness.
Soviet architecture vanishes as Central Asia drifts away from Moscow
Monuments of Vladimir Lenin, the founder of the U.S.S.R., are an awkward reminder of an era that no longer fits with the times in Central Asia.
Police rearrest Kyoto father over murder charge
A police vehicle carrying Y¨±ki Adachi is parked on April 28 near a public bathroom in Nantan, Kyoto Prefecture, where the body of his son is believed to have been temporarily placed.
Amid shortage concerns, Japan works to secure sufficient supplies of key raw materials
Since Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz, concerns have emerged over what a shortage of oil and naphtha ¡ª a raw material for plastic products including food-packaging containers ¡ª could mean to not only industries but also supply chains and individual consumers.
The LDP is losing local elections. Should Takaichi be worried?
Despite Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi¡¯s sustained high approval ratings after more than six months in office, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party she leads continues to suffer losses in local elections.
Fujisawa flashpoint: A mosque project stokes nativist fears
Muslims pray at Tokyo Camii in the Yoyogi-Uehara neighborhood. Though Muslims account for only 0.3% of Japan¡¯s population, rhetoric in online spaces and by conservative politicians has fomented social tensions.
As Iran war sends oil prices soaring, some see fresh potential for solar in Japan
An agrivoltaic crop, in which solar panels are raised about 3 meters off the ground so that agricultural machinery can freely operate on the crops underneath, in Sosa, Chiba Prefecture.
No longer shushed: Japan¡¯s cultural venues make room for children
In 2019, Saitama Arts Theater started permitting children under 3 to some of its shows. Previously, children under 4 were not permitted.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

Projects like the BuddhaBot aim to re-create dialogue once lost to time, raising questions about whether AI can extend the teachings of Buddha or merely simulate them.
Can AI replace a priest? Japan¡¯s temples and shrines are testing the limits.
By Alex K.T. Martin

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