Kevin Sieff
Monday, June 8, 2015 - 06:23
In the week since Muhammadu Buhari was inaugurated as president of Nigeria, Boko Haram has responded with a series of deadly bombings that have killed dozens of people across the country’s northeast.
Monday, May 11, 2015 - 06:51
Nigerian army doesn’t have a history of desertions. But as the military has escalated its fight against Boko Haram, the reported cases of mutiny have appeared to surge.
Tuesday, March 31, 2015 - 07:48
The United States and Britain said Monday that Nigeria’s election results “may be subject to deliberate political interference,” a harsh warning issued just as the official vote count began in a crucial election for Africa’s most populous country.
Tuesday, March 24, 2015 - 06:46
A year after the World Health Organization declared an Ebola outbreak in West Africa, it is fading. But the disease has cut a deep gash through neighborhoods such as this one in Monrovia. More than 4,200 Liberians are dead. The economy is barely sputtering back to life following months in which panicked investors fled and residents deserted fields and factories.
Tuesday, January 20, 2015 - 11:27
Ebola treatment centers built by U.S. and international aid organizations are standing near-empty as the outbreak fades. The international community, led by the United States, responded with a massive construction and assistance campaign that turned out to be far in excess of what was necessary.