Regional News
Widowed by Insecurity, Women Struggle to Remarry in Borno State, North-East Nigeria.
Barriers hinder women from remarrying. Data on Nigeria report more than 10,000 women widowed since Boko Haram conflict in 2009. During the insurgency, hundreds of young men from Borno state were arrested, abducted, or forced to join the insurgents.
UN Demands Justice for 63 Killed in Nigeria’s Northeast
“Civilians should never be a target”. The United Nations strongly condemned the recent attack in Darul Jamal, a village in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State, Nigeria. 63 people, including Nigerian soldiers, was murdered during the assault.
UNHAS shutdown fligths operations in Nigeria’s Northeast over lack of funding
Funding Shortages Forced UN to Shut Down Air Services in Nigeria’s Northeast. The shutdown will severely compromise the humanitarian response in Nigeria’s northeast, where millions are already suffering from hunger, displacement, and insecurity.
ISWAP Kills Five Farmers in Borno State, Northeastern Nigeria
Saturday, August 30, suspected ISWAP insurgents killed at least five farmers. The tragedy occurred in Ngoshe, a community in the Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. “Such horrors visit us almost daily” said Junaid Jibrin, a legislative aide.
Islamist Militants Kill Six Security Operatives in Nigeria’s Northeast
Islamist Militants Kill Six Security Operatives in Nigeria’s Northeast. The Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) urge the government to provide us with the necessary support. Farmers abandonned their farms, threatening food security in the communities.
Alliance members pledge their continued support in the Sahel
Members will focus on three priorities: creating employment opportunities, building resilience to shocks, and promoting regional development and access to basic services. Despite complex and multiple challenges affecting peace, security […]
Cross-border trade with Niger a messy bottleneck
Even though borders with Niger have reopened, traders in Borno State say security officials are stopping their vehicles from crossing into the neighbouring country, negatively affecting business. Despite the reopening […]
World Food Programme’s aid cuts lead surrendered insurgents to return to the fighters in the forests
Surrendered insurgents say they would rather live with the fighters again than starve to death in internally displaced persons’ camps in Borno State. The World Food Programme (WFP) has unexpectedly […]
Malnutrition cases in Borno State have escalated by a staggering 48% since last year
Many mothers are so poor that they are selling a life-saving food supplement meant for babies and young children just to get money to feed their whole families. Compared with […]
Escalating abductions for ransom keep women holed up at home
Residents grateful to government for providing more security but they say they will never be safe as long as insurgents roam Borno State forests There were so many women abducted […]
