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 […]
Kura Bari/The crisis in Sahel : Why Mali-France tension is generating concern?
Kura Bari/The crisis in Sahel : Why Mali-France tension is generating concern? The program was produced and presented by Mamman Mahmood. Follow
Most powerful insurgent group in Chad refuses to sign peace agreement unless its prisoners are released
Civil society organisations, political representatives and more than 30 rebel and opposition factions signed a peace agreement with the country’s military transitional authorities on Monday, August 8 – but without […]
Chad: A fertile and flourishing example for IDPs, refugees and the unemployed
All it took was vision, dedication and a whole lot of enthusiasm for a young man to help feed his community in the village of Kokolom, 15km north of Bol, […]
Project to bring power to the people in five West African countries
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has officially launched a power integration project – named North Core – which will connect much-needed power lines from Nigeria to Niger, […]
Intelligence unit uncovers 96 financiers, 424 associates, 123 companies and 33 bureaux de change forex suppliers connected to terrorism
The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) has uncovered 96 financiers of terrorism in Nigeria, 424 associates/supporters, 123 companies and 33 bureaux de change forex suppliers, in addition to identifying 26 […]
Breastfeeding the best feeding – but not for poor mothers in Nigeria’s northeast
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) say breastfeeding is the best feeding for babies for at least the first six months of their lives […]
Gunmen go on weekend killing spree in central and northwest Nigeria
Unknown gunmen killed dozens of people, including 11 members of the security services, in two attacks at the weekend in Kogi State in central Nigeria and Katsina in the northwest, […]
International Day of Education: Not much to celebrate in G5 Sahel countries
As most of the world celebrated the International Day of Education on Monday, January 24, there was not much to celebrate in the G5 Sahel countries, where thousands of schools […]
Kerosene fire: 200 houses burnt
Brief – More than 200 houses were set on fire in Ajiri town in the Mafa Local Government Area in Borno State on Monday morning, January 3, when a kerosene […]
Insecurity escalating in the Sahel
Countries in the Sahel are fearful of escalating insecurity in the region. In the latest cases, four Malian soldiers were killed in an attack by suspected insurgents, a Nigerien humanitarian […]
