Nigeria and the deadly political legacy of military rule
Corruption and the Boko Haram insurgency are preventing development in northern Nigeria
Nigeria
The Sun doesn’t care if your babies die, the British taxpayer shouldn’t pay
Health tourism hysteria is out of control
David Cameron attacks Sadiq Khan – but the PM meets ‘extremists’ all the time
The prime minister should beware of wading into the London mayoral contest
Is the Boko Haram menace rooted in poverty or fanaticism?
The menace of Boko Haram is rooted in the nihilistic philosophy of islamism, not poverty, suffering or neglect.
Who are Boko Haram?
Its obsession with threatening education distinguishes Boko Haram from other salafi-jihadist organisations, writes Jonathan Russell.
We must stop this illogical, economically damaging and ultimately racist law
The government is proposing a pilot scheme starting in November to ask visitors from India, Nigeria, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh to pay a cash bond of £3,000 for a visitor visa that allows them to stay in the UK for up to six months.
Commonwealth progress but more reform is needed
While some progress is being made on LGBT rights in the Commonwealth, it is painfully slow. More reform is needed urgently. Nearly 80 per cent of the 54 Commonwealth countries still criminalise homosexuality, with penalties ranging up to life imprisonment for consenting same-sex behaviour between adults in private.
The World Outside Westminster – Violence in Nigeria, unrest in Pakistan, and Romney
Chris Tarquini rounds up the week’s news from around the world, including the latest from the Republican Primary race.
2012 – the year the world must wake up to Christian persecution
Ed Jacobs, a member of the Christian Socialist Movement, writes of the need for the West to do more to tackle the evil of Christian persecution.
Riots sweeps Nigeria as Goodluck Jonathan declared winner
Dominic Browne with a round-up of news and analysis from the elections in Nigeria and the subsequent violence, following Goodluck Jonathan’s victory.