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UNICEF and EU provide mental health support to out-of-school children in Borno State
The European Union (EU) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) are providing community-based psychosocial services to more than 5,000 out-of-school children in Borno State in northeastern Nigeria. The […]
G5 Sahel forces dismantle extremist network in border zone
Members of the G5 Sahel forces have dismantled an extremist network in the border zone of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. They discovered the network through informants. The G5 Sahel […]
Early marriages a violation of girls’ rights
The childhood of thousands of girls in Niger is cut short by early marriages. The Civil Code in Niger sets the minimum age of marriage for girls at 15, placing […]
Hundreds of ex-combatants returned to Nigeria from Cameroon
More than 850 former fighters of the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’way Wa’l-Jihād (JAS), commonly referred to as Boko Haram, returned from northern Cameroon to Nigeria on Saturday, September 18. The […]
Dancing and singing as Nigeria and Cameroon reopen El Beid Bridge border
Residents danced and sang on the El Beid Bridge on Thursday, September 9, as delegates from Cameroon and Nigeria agreed to reopen the border between the two countries. The border […]
Already starving Nigeriens face chronic food crisis
Residents in Niger’s Anzourou are starving and terrified. Their fields are deserted. They lie in bed at night listening for the return of insurgents. They know it could be imminent. […]
‘Exceptional crisis’ in Sahel a growing concern for the UN Human Rights Council
Poor governance of natural resources, patterns of poverty and inequality, insufficient access to basic services, high unemployment rates among young people and discrimination against minorities, women and girls – these […]
Roadmap for the G5 Desert to Power initiative gets the green light
Energy ministers of the G5 Sahel countries have validated a regional roadmap for the “Desert to Power” initiative. In a videoconference held on September 2, the energy ministers of Burkina […]
Deadly clashes between fishermen and herders force thousands of Cameroonians to flee to Chad
Tens of thousands of Cameroonians have fled to Chad to escape deadly clashes between herding and fishing communities in the north of the country. Reports said at least 20 people […]
