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I spent a few Sundays in June & July attending a church of the deaf in Lagos to tell the story of how it helps them find faith & community. “God understands us all,” they told me. Isaiah 29:18: And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book… apnews.com/article/nigeri…

My goat wrote about a church for deaf people in Somolu, a Lagos suburb. This church has changed the life of some of its congregation, giving them the first real chance of community in their life. Hearing kids are also connecting with their deaf parents. apnews.com/article/nigeri…

Can you tell us how he died, where, and why?

This Thursday, we are joined by incredible writers Ope Adetayo & muktar for an evening of readings and craft talk on the reporting process & storytelling. Brought to life in partnership with Amabile Di Rosa. Grab a pass here: selar.com/89104p080b

As part of The Associated Press coverage of the ongoing UN Geneva plastics conference, the Lagos team looks at the effort to reduce plastic waste by banning single-use plastics in one of the world’s most plastics-polluted places in the world, and if it’s working. No. apnews.com/article/nigeri…

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In Borno, pregnant women living outside of the capital are totally cut off from emergency healthcare service as the military shuts roads, Boko Haram ups attacks, the govt is unable to recruit doctors & donor aid is now gone. My The Associated Press story from the ground: apnews.com/article/nigeri…

In Boko Haram's birthplace, USAID's collapse threatens a school for victims of extremism. My last The Associated Press dispatch from Borno looks at the far-reaching consequences of the USAID funding cut in education and how it could play into the hands of jihadists. apnews.com/article/nigeri…

Last week, Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) announced a ban on all fuel imports into Mali. Over the weekend, the al-Qaida-affiliate burnt trucks bringing fuel from Ivory Coast into the country, now targeting regional economic infrastructure. apnews.com/article/mali-f…

Imagine living on a remote island without internet & bare mobile connectivity for a year+? Well, welcome to Annobón where the Equatorial Guinean govt has since banned internet over protests against a construction company. My The Associated Press story on life in Annobón: apnews.com/article/equato…

An Equatorial Guinea island protested pollution, prompting arrests and a yearlong internet shutdown from authorities, from Ope Adetayo apnews.com/article/equato…

“It is clear there is an intent to destroy the Palestinians in Gaza through acts that meet the criteria set forth in the Genocide Convention.” UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry's report shows #Israel has committed #genocide in #Gaza. ohchr.org/sites/default/…

Congo and Rwanda are expected to sign a peace deal in Washington in a few weeks. But the M23, in a show of force on Sunday, paraded more than 7,000 new recruits, signalling their autonomy from Rwanda, its major backer. A long war, it is. apnews.com/article/congo-…

Diogo Jota has been looking after us. There is no other explanation for this.

We’re able to speak to West African US deportees in Ghana housed in bad conditions in a military camp, despite the Ghanaian government's insistent claim that they have all been sent home. The deportees are in limbo, awaiting their fate. Our The Associated Press story: apnews.com/article/ghana-…

In coastal Ghana, female oyster farmers try to save an old practice threatened by climate change. The Associated Press apnews.com/article/ghana-…

In the meantime, this project is still révélant by Unbias the News team called #TheSinkingCitiesProject and the Lagos story was filed by Ope Adetayo and it was an award winning story too unbiasthenews.org/sinking-cities/ The Sinking Cities Project - Unbias The News

I followed the speeches at the UN General Assembly, especially those delivered by African presidents. They pretty much said all the right things, especially on global conflicts - except for the ones in their backyard: Congo and Sudan. apnews.com/article/africa…

THREAD 🧵 #OnThisDay 25 years ago, Israeli forces shot and killed 12-year-old Palestinian boy Muhammad al-Durrah in Gaza as his father tried to shield him from bullets. The moment shook the world and turned al-Durrah into a symbol of the second Palestinian Intifada ⤵️