ABUJA, Nigeria —Nigeria’s government is cracking down on illegal mining. Since April, dozens of unlicensed miners have been arrested for allegedly stealing the country’s lithium, a critical mineral used in batteries for electric vehicles, smartphones […]
LAGOS, Nigeria — Emmanuel Benson was planning to get his diploma in horticulture and landscaping from Nigeria’s Federal College of Forestry Mechanization next year. Now, he’s not willing to risk the return to school, after […]
Quanera Hayes wasn’t thinking about the gold medal when she came onto the track for her first race of the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday. That will come later in the games. For now, her only […]
It took several minutes for the photo finish to determine second and third place in the women’s Olympic 110 meter hurdles in Tokyo on Monday. But Keni Harrison wasn’t waiting for the outcome to be […]
North Carolina will be well represented at the Tokyo Olympics, which officially began with opening ceremonies on Friday. So as you watch the Games unfold over the next three weeks, keep an eye out for […]
KANKARA, Nigeria — Nigeria’s freed schoolboys have reunited with their joyful parents after being held captive for nearly a week by gunmen allied with jihadist rebels in the country’s northwest. Relieved parents hugged their sons […]
LAGOS, Nigeria — Rebels from the Boko Haram extremist group claimed responsibility Tuesday for abducting hundreds of boys from a school in Nigeria’s northern Katsina State last week in one of the largest such attacks […]
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