Nigeria

Nigeria refuses to play: "The team has seen through the bluff"

Nigeria's national football team refuses to play Tuesday's qualifying match for the African Championship against Libya. The reason is that the team has been stuck at a deserted airport since Sunday.

Lured to Russia – got to build drones

Young African women believed they had been recruited for jobs and training in tourism and restaurants in Russia. Instead, they were lured there to build drones that Russia uses in Ukraine.

Snakebite kills every sixth minute – lack of antivenom

At least every sixth minute, a person dies from a snakebite. The problem is getting worse in the wake of climate change, according to the WHO, which warns of a shortage of antidote.

Over 1,000 dead in severe flooding

Five doping cases in the Olympic Games – and 40 before the games

Farmers become boat victims when river ferry capsized

Flood in Nigeria – 30 dead

After a dam collapsed near the city of Maiduguri in eastern Nigeria, at least 30 people have died and 400,000 have been forced to flee their homes.

Close to 50 dead in explosion in Nigeria

Around 50 people have died in a severe traffic accident in Nigeria on Sunday. A fuel transport collided head-on with a truck, according to the country's national rescue service.