Spotlight

Our Spotlight section takes the solutions journalism approach to document how people are responding to social problems in Nigeria and the rest of Africa.

East Africa’s upgraded stadiums spark a robust vision for sports tourism

The 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN) tournament has catalysed a reimagining of sports tourism and infrastructure in East Africa.  

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“It’s not by carrying arms”: Youths power a climate awakening in the Niger Delta

By Promise Eze John Barilubari Lucky was heartbroken in 2022 when his

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Congolese refugee girls find comfort and opportunity in Ugandan school

Education for refugee children is often not guaranteed in their host countries.

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Thanks to local electric motorcycles, faster courier services sweep African cities

African startups are designing and assembling electric vehicles tailored for local delivery

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‘We couldn’t wait’: How villagers became first responders in one of Nigeria’s deadliest floods

Billiamu Usman, 30, chuckles at a neighbour’s joke as he helps him

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The young Nigerian innovator lighting up communities with recycled solar innovation

By Promise Eze When Stanley Anigbogu heard his name announced as the

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When beach litter turns sustainable fashion

In an era that is increasingly conscious of environmental degradation, an increasing

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Nigeria’s literary spaces are leading civic dialogue

In Nigeria and other parts of Africa, performance poetry and literary societies

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