Emmanuel Akinwotu
Stories
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Thousands evicted from a Lagos community to make room for development
At least 9,000 people have been forcefully evicted from a community in Lagos. Like many waterfront communities across the city, it has faced threats and been targeted by real estate developers.
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Lagos' inter-city metro line has been open for over a year. Has it helped traffic?
The average person in Lagos, Nigeria, spends over six hours of their day in traffic. NPR battles the chaos of a Lagos gridlock to find out if new Chinese-backed rails have made a difference.
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Nigeria considers new regulations on dangerous skin whitening products
The Nigerian government issues new warnings against the dangers involved in using skin whitening products, in a country that has often been called the " world capital of skin bleaching"
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Sudan's military takes back key strategic city from RSF paramilitary group
Sudan's military has recaptured a strategic city from the paramilitary group accused of genocide. Could this be a key moment to mark a turning point in the conflict?
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Nigeria's president defends economic reforms despite worsening crisis
Nigeria's president is defending his economic reforms, which have led to the worst economic crisis in decades. Poverty levels have soared. Fuel costs have more than tripled and people are hungry.
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Hunger experts say the severity of the famine in Sudan has worsened
In Sudan, the severity of famine has worsen, according to hunger experts who say the country is experiencing one of the worst starvation crisis in modern times.
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NPR international correspondents recount elections in Asia, Africa and the Americas
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Sudan refugee camp, experiencing famine, comes under near daily attack
There have been almost daily attacks on Sudan's largest refugee camp over the last few weeks. The camp was already experiencing famine and now hundreds of refugees are fleeing for safety
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Sudan's largest refugee camp was a place of safety. Now there are daily attacks
Almost daily attacks on Sudan's largest displacement camp have been blamed on a paramilitary group at war with Sudan's army.
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Biden speaks of the 'shared history' of slavery during visit to Angola, Africa
On the first trip of his Presidency to Africa, President Biden went to the National Slavery museum to remember the hundreds of thousands of enslaved Africans taken from Angola to the U.S.
