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Hundreds of children – some as young as seven – are being lured, abducted or forced to join extremist groups in the Central Sahel region
Hundreds – and perhaps even thousands – of children living in the conflict zones in the Central Sahel region across Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger are being lured, abducted or […]
Nigerian refugees find peace and a way to make ends meet in Maroua, Cameroon
Many young Nigerians, who fled persistent and deadly attacks by the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’way Wa’l-Jihād (JAS), more commonly referred to as Boko Haram, have found relative peace and safety […]
Boko Halal: Teach peace, not war
Hajiya Hamsatu Allamin is a remarkable woman – an educator, gender activist, author, human rights defender and a peace maker. She is also the founder and chief executive of the […]
WFP: Cutting rations means choosing who gets to eat and who goes to bed hungry
Millions of people in northeastern Nigeria are starving and at least one million children are suffering from malnutrition. And the food crisis is just getting worse, hitting a five-year high. […]
Eight-month pregnant woman among 15 hostages who escaped extremist captors
Six women and their nine children who were abducted by extremists in Borno State managed to escape after months in captivity and join their loved ones this week after a […]
Motorbike ban reinstated because of escalating attacks in Niger’s Tillabéri region
Escalating and persistent insecurity in certain departments and municipalities of the Tillabéri region in western Niger have led authorities to reinstate the ban on riding motorcycles day and night. The […]
New facilities at the border of Cameroon and Nigeria offer citizens a new zest for life
Urgently needed infrastructure on the border between Banki in Nigeria’s Borno State and the town of Amchidé in Cameroon’s Far North province were officially opened on Thursday, October 7, and […]
Green Climate Fund gives bank US$150 million towards Desert to Power solar initiative
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has given US$150 million to the African Development Bank (AfDB) for the 10 gigawatts (GW) Desert to Power solar initiative which is expected to lead […]
Governors declare war on armed extremist groups
If countries in the Lake Chad Basin want stability, they will have to work together to put an end to the violent conflicts and persistent attacks by the Jamā’at Ahl […]
Niger: food insecurity threatens nearly 600,000 people in the Tillabéri region
Food insecurity threatens at least 600,000 people in the Tillabéri region of Niger – and the situation is deteriorating. Preliminary results of the recent evaluation mission of the agro-pastoral campaign […]
