Africa’s largest democracy has a terrible record of female representation. Ahead of this week’s elections, we ask what is being done to change that.

Boko Haram militants are surrendering to the Nigerian government as part of a rehabilitation program. But the women they once tortured are demanding justice too.

As international gas companies like Eni, Shell and Exxonmobil reap millions of dollars, women in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region say gas flaring is destroying their land and livelihoods.

KAUGAMA, Nigeria—Saki Samuno hissed at the darkening skies. The women around her wore the same irritated look as they pointed upwards, anticipating a torrential downpour. After months without access to family planning services, 28-year-old Samuno…

Trafficking survivors are being hit hard by COVID 19: They may have escaped their captors, but nobody knows when they will be able to return home.