Nigeria

Story gist: Africa reported cholera, mpox, and other health emergencies amid a funding boost. The Africa CDC announced a new five-year plan for biosafety and biosecurity.

Bias summary: Left-leaning China Daily frames the story around funding cuts, urging Africa to chart new independent paths, with emphasis on external constraints and resilience. Center coverage from Africa CDC neutrally highlights the launch of the five-year biosafety plan, focusing on institutional action. Right-leaning outlets offer no coverage, absenting perspectives on funding boosts or aid dependency critiques.

Story gist: Nigeria’s APC in Osun state accused Governor Ademola Adeleke of leading the state toward systemic failure. Adeleke responded that his administration has restored fiscal stability.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like Tribune emphasize Adeleke’s positive claim of restoring fiscal stability. Center outlets like Vanguard neutrally report APC’s accusation of Osun drifting toward systemic failure. Right-leaning outlets like The Nation highlight APC’s criticism that most of Adeleke’s appointees would rate his third anniversary poorly, focusing on poor performance.

Story gist: NESREA and the Ogun State government shut down six recycling plants for environmental breaches.

Bias summary: Left-leaning ‘The Nation Newspaper’ frames the story with sensational ‘Slow poison’ headline, emphasizing toxic dangers and health risks. Center ‘Businessday NG’ uses neutral, factual title matching the story. Right-leaning outlets absent, providing no coverage or perspective on the shutdowns.

Story gist: Imam Saleh will lead the funeral prayer for Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi in Nigeria on November 28, 2025.

Bias summary: No left-leaning outlets covered the story, omitting progressive perspectives on the religious event. Center BBC framed it within a Hausa-language daily news roundup of events in Nigeria and worldwide, presenting it neutrally as routine. Right-leaning The Nation Newspaper highlighted it with a direct standalone headline, emphasizing the key religious figures involved.

Story gist: Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo confirmed to France 24 that he has been deposed. The event forms part of a timeline of recent coups in West Africa.

Bias summary: Left- and right-leaning outlets omitted coverage of the Guinea-Bissau deposition. Center outlet France 24 frames the story with President Embalo’s direct quote confirming his ouster, emphasizing his personal statement and placing it in a timeline of regional coups without additional context or analysis.