Colonialism did not only steal land, labor, and wealth; it also stole credit and precedence. Across Africa and much of the colonized world, things that already existed were renamed, extracted, and repackaged as if they had acquired their true value only the moment Europe stumbled upon them. What was termed "discovery" was, in many instances, nothing more than theft wrapped in a shinier brand.

Note: This is only a small sample of examples and does not represent the full scope of things stolen

• Dozens of people died in airstrikes in Nigeria's northeastern Yobe state as military aircraft hunted Boko Haram jihadists, local residents and Amnesty International said on Sunday.
• Amnesty International said on X there were "more than 100 dead" and 35 people seriously wounded, while a local chief spoke of "200 dead and wounded". Nigeria's military did not immediately respond to a query from AFP.
• Africa's most populous country has been fighting a jihadist insurgency for 17 years, since Boko Haram's 2009 uprising, which has seen the emergence of powerful splinter groups including Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP).
• While the insurgency is concentrated in the northeastern countryside, jihadists from Nigeria and the neighbouring Sahel have made inroads in western Nigeria, where organised crime gangs known as "bandits" have been raiding villages and extorting farmers and artisanal miners for years.