The Kanem–Bornu Empire II
Contact with Islam (c. 1000–1380)
Islam reached modern-day Chad already in the time of the Umayyad Caliphate (661–750), when Arab raiders reached Fezzan and the...
The phone book that led us to Assad’s spy chief in hiding
In an abandoned luxury apartment in the Syrian capital Damascus, armed men dressed in military fatigues sifted through designer clothes and documents.
Scattered across the...
A burial row over Zambia’s late president has turned its election into a hot contest
A spectre is hanging over the Zambian election campaign in the shape of former President Edgar Lungu.
Despite having died more than a year ago in...
‘Not afraid to stay’: The Canadians who want to change how wildfires are fought
When a wildfire broke out near his First Nation community in northern Ontario, Hubert Wigwas decided to stay put.
He put sprinklers on his roof...
Northern Security Trust Fund: ₦1bn is a beginning, not the solution III
Northern Security Trust Fund: ₦1bn is a beginning, not the solution III
By
Prof. M. K. Othman
Northern Nigeria, home to millions of us, is rich in...
