Nigeria
Talks will form part of Nigeria's banditry response
The Kaduna State government has denied that it has hired a negotiator in its efforts to release abducted schoolchildren
NigeriaNigerian government may fail to stem mass abductions
Bandits and jihadists have in two separate incidents kidnapped hundreds of people in the north-west and north-east
NigeriaWest African Shiism may grow but remain marginal
Ibrahim al-Zakzaky, an influential Nigerian Shia leader, has returned home after months of medical treatment in Iran
West AfricaISWAP may bounce back from setbacks in Nigeria
The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), Nigeria's largest jihadist group, has claimed a record number of attacks
NigeriaNigeria public sector reforms to face resistance
The government has announced its plans to implement a 2012 project to slim down the number of government agencies
NigeriaNigeria faces low coup risk despite rising indicators
The military has publicly denied recent rumours of coup plotting
NigeriaLack of CBN reform may fuel more corruption in Nigeria
Nigeria's central bank is the subject of three major investigations targeting mismanagement and corruption
NigeriaECOWAS may end West Africa embargo on Niger
Former Nigerian leader and last surviving ECOWAS founder Yakubu Gowon has called for an end to regional sanctions
West Africa
