Regional News
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 […]
A deadly week in Borno State
Citizens are calling for better protection as more improvised explosive devices are being discovered along Borno State’s major routes
Two killed in attacks in the Damboa and Magumeri local government areas
Civilian joint taskforce member shot dead in Damboa and man killed in Magumeri – both attacks carried out by insurgents
‘We want to take the war to the insurgents so that we can crush them once and for all’
Five criminals, who have been pretending to be insurgents and have been terrorising residents in villages in the Kaga Local Government Area of Borno, were killed by soldiers and other security operatives on Monday, May 8.
A mother’s anguish as son’s visit ends in his death
A young man who was visiting his mother at an internally displaced persons’ camp in Nguro Soye in the Bama Local Government Area of Borno State has been shot and killed by unknown gunmen, suspected of being members of the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah
Sahel : Journalists face death threats and assaults – since 2013, seven have been killed, six are missing and 120 have been arrested
Working in the Sahel region – Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, The Gambia, Guinea, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Nigeria and Senegal – is becoming increasingly dangerous for journalists, many of whom have been subjected to death threats, assaults,
Weekend warfare: Soldiers and Civilian Joint Task Force members kill at least 70 insurgents and five of their wives
An Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) commander and at least 70 insurgents and five of their wives were killed in a weekend of strategic strikes by Operation Hadin Kai troops and members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) in Borno State.
Monguno-Maiduguri highway is a ‘death trap’
After another killing last week on the Monguno-Maiduguri highway, traders, drivers and passengers say they are terrified of using the road because they fear it will be their turn next to get attacked and they will end up dead.
Insurgents wrapped fishermen in their nets, tortured them and then shot them, killing them instantly
At least 48 fishermen were shot dead in an attack by suspected Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) insurgents on Wednesday, March 8.
Civilian joint task force member and vigilante wounded in blast on Maiduguri-Damboa highway
A civilian joint task force (CJTF) member and a vigilante were wounded on Thursday, March 2, when they drove over an improvised explosive device (IED) along the Maiduguri-Damboa highway.
No Permanent Voters Card equals no vote
If citizens want to take part in the 2023 elections, it is imperative that they get their Permanent Voters Card (PVC) or they will not be allowed to exercise their fundamental and constitutional rights to vote.
