Nigeria
Satellite images show catastrophic damage in Baga
The horrific scale of devastation inflicted by Boko Haram in North Eastern Nigeria last week, has been revealed in shocking satellite images, by the human rights group, Amnesty International. Audio
Two child suicide bombers kill three in Nigerian market
Two suspected child suicide bombers have blown themselves up in a market in northeast Nigeria, killing three people and injuring up to 26. Audio
Fiona Lovatt - insurgency in northern Nigeria
A New Zealander living in the northern Nigerian city of Kano, gives her perspective on Boko Haram and the insurgency in the north. Audio
Pandemonium in Nigeria as 46 people killed by suicide bomber
A suicide bomber, dressed as a student, has blown himself up at a school assembly in northern Nigeria. Audio
The Sampler - Seun Kuti and Egypt 80
Nick Bollinger checks in on the latest afro-beat offering from Fela Kuti's son Seun. Audio
Human Rights Watch's release report into Boko Haram
Just over 6 months ago the Islamic militant group Boko Haram abducted more than 200 school girls from the town of Chibok in north-eastern Nigeria. Audio
WHO discusses progress on Ebola vaccines and treatments
Nyka Alexander is a spokesperson on Ebola for the World Health Organisation, the United Nations health agency. Audio
Nigeria declared free of Ebola
The World Health Organisation has declared Nigeria to be officially free of Ebola - after six weeks with no reported cases. Audio
Adura Onashile: Henrietta Lacks
Adura Onashile is the co-creator and performer of HeLa, a solo show about the woman whose cancer cell sample, taken without her permission, was used as the raw material for some of the most important… Audio
Womad 2014 Live: Femi Kuti, Airileke
Interviews and performance highlights from one of the giants of African music, Femi Kuti; and Airileke who combine traditional Melanesian percussion sounds with modern beats and samples. Audio
Womad 2014 Live: Femi Kuti, La Chiva Gantiva
Live music from Femi Kuti and his big band Positive Force, and La Chiva Gantiva, a multi-cultural band formed in Brussels by a collection of ex-pat Columbian musicians. Audio
Big Men producer and director Rachel Boynton
Producer and director of the documentary Big Men, about oil deals in Ghana and Nigeria, screening in the New Zealand International Film Festival. Audio
Hazel Chapman: forests in Nigeria
Professor in Evolutionary Ecology at the University of Canterbury, and Director of the Nigerian Montane Forest Project. Audio
Susan Bissell - UNICEF's Child Protection Chief
The UN children's fund says Boko Haram is having a severe impact on girls' education in Nigeria. A state of emergency is in force in northern Nigeria because of the group's increasingly violent… Audio
Nigerian government ready to negotiate for schoolgirls
Kathryn Ryan speaks to Bisi Olateru-Olagbegi, Executive Director of the Womens Consortium of Nigeria; and Chima Nwankwo, a freelance journalist based in the Nigerian capital, Abuja; he's been at the… Audio
Interview: Femi Kuti | WOMAD 2014
Trevor Reekie talks to Nigerian afrobeat musician Femi Kuti about continuing his father Fela Kuti's legacy. Audio
Teju Cole - New York, Nigeria and Twitter
New York based Nigerian writer, street photographer and art historian who is working on a non-fiction narrative of Lagos, and on a Twitter project called Small Fates. Audio