Agadez in Niger has long been the starting point for people smugglers moving migrants through the desert to Libya. Under pressure from Europe, the Niger government has been trying to combat people smuggling, but the local economy offers few alternatives. Those who give up smuggling usually end up in gold mining. But it’s hard and dangerous work, and only a few make their fortunes.
The French researcher Bertrand Monnet visits pirates in Nigeria and Somalia to learn how they make m...
From practicing barefoot on the streets of Lagos to performing on stage in England, twelve year old ...
Bruce Brown's The Endless Summer is one of the first and most influential surf movies of all time. T...
"Monday's Girls" explores the conflict between modern individualism and traditional communities in t...
Greek-Nigerian NBA superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo returns to Nigeria for the first time.
A 1978 documentary about healthcare services in five locations in Nigeria.
A powerful depiction of war in infamous global conflict zones. Directed by Oscar/Emmy documentary ma...
A huge influence on world music, Nigerian artist Fela Kuti played many instruments, pioneered afrobe...
In Nigeria, a young Canadian doctor serves in a local mission hospital and learns much from the expe...
Nigeria's film industry, Nollywood, is the third-largest in the world--an unstoppable economic and c...
Boko Haram tried to make weapons out of them. These girls refused.
In 2014, 276 teenage girls came together for exams in Chibok, Nigeria -- by dawn, nearly all had dis...
A poetic tribute to writer, poet and environmental activist, Ken Saro-Wiwa, who was executed alongsi...
Travel with Major Lazer to Ghana and Nigeria to make the world smaller by making the party bigger. T...
In Nigeria, to be a twin can be a blessing or a curse. The father of O is the village chief, a witch...
This documentary offers an overview of French scientific research in Africa French scientific resear...
'Insecure' star Yvonne Orji celebrates her Nigerian-American upbringing in her debut HBO comedy spec...
The inhabitants of the canyon of river Kupa, located on the border between Croatia and Slovenia, hav...
The story of the freed female hostages of Boko Haram, detailing their lives in captivity and since t...
An intimate portrait of the history, culture and music scene of Lagos, Nigeria from 1940 to present ...