Humanitarian
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
NGO builds health centre for displaced persons and host populations in Lac Province in Chad
Non-governmental organisation (NGO) Concern Worldwide, with financial support from the European Union (EU), has built and fully equipped a health centre in Fourkoulom in the Lac Province of Chad. The […]
Breeders and fishermen conflict: Oundouma refugees benefit from humanitarian assistance
Many displaced people in the far north of Cameroon still need assistance more than a month after a land dispute on August 10 in the Logone-Birni district resulted in violent […]
EU supports Niger in response to escalating cholera outbreak
The European Union (EU) has allocated funding of around CFAF 280 million to Niger to deal with the cholera epidemic. The funding follows a press conference held on August 9, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
