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.

From practicing barefoot on the streets of Lagos to performing on stage in England, twelve year old ...

Greek-Nigerian NBA superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo returns to Nigeria for the first time.

Bruce Brown's The Endless Summer is one of the first and most influential surf movies of all time. T...

'Insecure' star Yvonne Orji celebrates her Nigerian-American upbringing in her debut HBO comedy spec...

In 2014, 276 teenage girls came together for exams in Chibok, Nigeria -- by dawn, nearly all had dis...

A huge influence on world music, Nigerian artist Fela Kuti played many instruments, pioneered afrobe...

Nigeria's film industry, Nollywood, is the third-largest in the world--an unstoppable economic and c...
In common with many L.A. Rebellion films, Snake touches on such themes as institutionalized racism, ...

The story of the freed female hostages of Boko Haram, detailing their lives in captivity and since t...

In Nigeria, to be a twin can be a blessing or a curse. The father of O is the village chief, a witch...
A 1978 documentary about healthcare services in five locations in Nigeria.

This documentary offers an overview of French scientific research in Africa French scientific resear...

Travel with Major Lazer to Ghana and Nigeria to make the world smaller by making the party bigger. T...
Documentary produced by Unilever about of the operations of its subsidiary. The United Africa Compan...

A poetic tribute to writer, poet and environmental activist, Ken Saro-Wiwa, who was executed alongsi...

The French researcher Bertrand Monnet visits pirates in Nigeria and Somalia to learn how they make m...

"Monday's Girls" explores the conflict between modern individualism and traditional communities in t...

Undercover journalist James O'Keefe goes to the front lines of the migrant industrial complex using ...

A powerful depiction of war in infamous global conflict zones. Directed by Oscar/Emmy documentary ma...

A documentary film about the art and process of making Fura Da Nono - a type of food that is origina...