Humanitarian
Insurgency : Mass burials became necessary because grave yards had no more space
At the height of the insurgency in northeast Nigeria, from 2012 to 2014, so many people were killed that the cemeteries reached their capacity and grave diggers were forced to […]
Thousands of Nigerian refugees in Niger face starvation if they do not get urgent humanitarian aid
Brief – More than 10,000 Nigerian refugees from Borno State, who live in the Ngel Modu Mai camp in Diffa in Niger, face starvation if they do not receive urgent […]
Five killed, 60 wounded and more than 100 homes destroyed as vicious windstorm sweeps through Damaturu in Yobe State
Five people were killed, 60 injured and more than 100 houses destroyed when a massive and destructive windstorm – accompanied by heavy downpours – swept through the town of Damaturu […]
‘Médecins sans Frontières is here to help us not harm or kill us’
A hospital built and run by Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) has been accused of burning medical waste in the heart of a community in Maiduguri, the thick smoke of which […]
UN Secretary-General gives hope to internally displaced persons in Borno State, acknowledging their grave need for humanitarian aid
A refugee or internally displaced persons’ camp would be the last place on earth that António Guterres, the United Nations Secretary-General, would like to live with his family. Guterres said […]
One year after the death of former president Idriss Déby, ordinary Chadians are pessimistic that the country will ever return to civilian rule
A year after the death of Idriss Déby Itno, the former president of Chad, and the subsequent takeover of the government by the Tchadian Military Council (TMC), ordinary citizens and […]
Still 109 Chibok schoolgirls in captivity – eight years after their horror abduction
There are still 109 Chibok schoolgirls in captivity eight years after their abduction – and more than 20 of their parents have killed themselves and others have developed debilitating illnesses […]
Without urgent financial aid, 4.1 million Nigerians in the northeast face starvation
More than four million Nigerians in the northeast will face the “severe pain of food insecurity” in the approaching lean season. Matthias Schmale, the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for Nigeria, […]
Climate change poses a major threat to regions in the Lake Chad Basin – as well as the whole world
Deforestation is one of the major factors contributing to the environmental crisis as climate change and mismanagement of the land and water by people take their toll on the Lake […]
Kofa IDP clinic in crisis with only two beds and a severe shortage of medicines to treat its 5,000-plus residents
With only two beds and a severe shortage of medicines, the clinic at Kofa internally displaced persons’ camp – also known as Dalori IDP camp 2 – is finding it […]
