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How Schengen Visa Denials Are Shutting Africans Out of Global Stage

1 week ago | theliberalist.org | Shereefdeen Ahmad

In 2023, Nigerian freelance journalist Abdulrahman Abdulganiyu was selected for a prestigious program in Sweden. It was a career-advancing opportunity he had worked hard to earn. But instead of boarding a flight to Stockholm, he found himself entangled in what he describes as a bewildering and humiliating visa rejection process at the Swedish Embassy in Lagos. "The Embassy cited some reasons for my rejection, which are not true about my personality," Abdulganiyu told The Liberalist.
In Sokoto, Rural Dwellers Left Behind as Health Facilities Rot (II)

1 month ago | theliberalist.org | Shereefdeen Ahmad

This is the second in a two-part series uncovering the collapse of Sokoto State's healthcare system, despite multi-billion naira allocations. _______________ You can read the first part here. After completing his studies at the College of Health Sciences, Muhammad Kabir (real name withheld for safety) set out with a goal to serve. Eager to gain hands-on experience, he chose to volunteer at Gidan Bubu Health Clinic, situated in Gidan Bubu village of Wamakko Local Government Area of Sokoto state.
New Report Reveals Africa's Free Press Crisis Worsens

1 month ago | theliberalist.org | Shereefdeen Ahmad

Africa's long, uneven march toward press freedom has once again hit a grim checkpoint. In the latest World Press Freedom Index, published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), even though a handful of African nations like South Africa, Namibia, and Gabon made progress in the freedom of the press, the broader trend across the continent shows more repression.
Nigeria: In Sokoto, Rural Dwellers Left Behind as Health Posts Rot

1 month ago | theliberalist.org | Shereefdeen Ahmad

Despite billions of naira allocated for healthcare in Sokoto state, rural communities in the state are battling a silent but deadly crisis: collapsing health facilities, critical shortages of staff and medical supplies, and widespread neglect. As patients are forced to lie on bare floors without treatment, the reality on the ground sharply contrasts with the government's promises of massive healthcare investments.
'Partly Free': The Disturbing Status of Africa's Largest Democracy

1 month ago | theliberalist.org | Usman Yakubu Usman

From electoral corruption to the violent suppression of the #EndBadGovernance protests, Nigeria's democratic backslide deepened in 2024. As the government responded to protests with mass arrests and attacks on journalists, pro-freedom institutions are raising concerns about the country's growing authoritarian tendencies.
Conrad: Tears of a Cameroonian Journalist Serving 15 Years for Filming Police Brutality

2 months ago | theliberalist.org | Usman Yakubu Usman

Each day behind bars stretches into a blur for Tsi Conrad, the Cameroonian journalist who once believed his camera could change his country. Now, hope, though alive, feels like a distant memory. In December 2016, when Cameroonian police started raining bullets on a group of protesters in Bamenda, killing four in the process, Conrad brought out his recording gadget and began filming the protest.
'They Pinned Me to the Wall': Journalism on Condemned Row at Nigeria's Premier University

2 months ago | theliberalist.org | Shereefdeen Ahmad

Akanni Oluwasegun, a third-year student of Communication and Language Arts, never imagined that performing his duty as a campus journalist would earn him one of the worst beatings of his life. But on March 7 this year, three security operatives from his school pounced on him, pinned him to the ground, and seized his phone.
He Managed to Kill His Attacker in Self-Defence. Now He's on Death Row

2 months ago | theliberalist.org | Hammed Sulaiman

Notwithstanding Nigeria's legal provisions for self-defence and constitutional guarantees of justice, the country's courts have often been criticised for prioritising rigid legal interpretations over practical realities. This concern resurfaced on March 7 when the Supreme Court sentenced Sunday Jackson, a farmer from Adamawa state, to death for killing an armed herdsman in what the court admitted was self-defence but "taken too far."The convict's ordeal began in 2015 when he worked on his farm.
African Nations Brace for Trump Tariffs

2 months ago | theliberalist.org | Shereefdeen Ahmad

The United States President Donald Trump recently unveiled a controversial tariff policy, imposing hefty duties on exports to the United States. But international trade experts warn the development could disrupt global trade and deal a heavy blow to emerging economies.
Nigeria's Debt Soars Despite Revenue Increase

2 months ago | theliberalist.org | Usman Yakubu Usman

On the eve of his inauguration in 2023, President Bola Tinubu removed the fuel subsidy, citing its unsustainable costs. Given years of heavy reliance on debt to finance public spending, one might have expected this move to signal a shift toward fiscal discipline. Relatively two years later, the pattern of government borrowing and increased spending has doubled. In February, the President a historic ₦54.9 trillion budget into law, marking a significant increase in government spending.