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.
As many as 50,000 seeking refuge in Chad after fleeing fierce clashes between herders, farmers and fishermen in Cameroon’s Logone-Chari
It is estimated that as many as 50,000 residents have fled to Chad since violent clashes between herders, farmers and fishermen first broke out in Logone-Chari in Cameroon’s Far North region […]
Niger receives US$12.5 million grant to support most vulnerable people undermined by persistent violence and the effects of endemic poverty
The Regional Humanitarian Fund for West and Central Africa has approved the sum of US$12.5 million to deal with the most critical humanitarian needs and bring relief to some of […]
Cameroon: Residents of villages in Logone-et-Chari flee as herders, fishermen and farmers battle it out in bloody clashes
At least 22 people were killed and 30 injured when inter-community violence between herders, fishermen and farmers resurfaced for the umpteenth time in Ouloumsa in Logone-et-Chari, a department in the […]
Stop the rape pandemic in Nigeria: Amnesty International
Rape continues to be one of the most prevalent human rights violations in Nigeria – and reports continue to escalate. A damning report by Amnesty International published on November 17 […]
Cholera cases soar in Nigeria and Niger, reaching epidemic proportions
Cholera has become an epidemic in Nigeria and Niger, where the number of cases continue to escalate at an alarming rate. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian […]
Insurgents cut off the heads of those caught trying to escape from the village they control
“If the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’way Wa’l-Jihād (JAS) catches a person trying to escape, they cut off his head and place it on his back – an terrifying example to […]
Tillabéri: More than 500 livestock stolen by suspected insurgents recovered
A total of 574 livestock – 126 cows, 354 goats and 94 sheep – that had been stolen have been recovered by the Nigerien defence and security forces in the […]
Extremists storm Niger village, killing at least 25 people
Extremists on motorcycles stormed a camp of a local self-defence militia near Bakorat village in the Tahoua region of Niger, killing at least 25 people. The gunmen arrived in the […]
Wife abandons spouse, taking her six children to join Boko Haram
During its 12-year insurgency, the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’way Wa’l-Jihād (JAS) has broken up many families, often pitting one brother against another. Businessman Aji Baba Sale never thought it could […]
Traditional chief among the five killed in an attack by the Ambazonian military on Manga village in northeast Nigeria
Five people were killed – including a traditional leader – and scores are missing after members of the Ambazonian military from Cameroon attacked the village of Taraba State in northeast […]
