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 […]
Boko Haram kill four people in a village in Cameroon, then head back to Nigeria
Four civilians were killed and four others wounded in an extremist attack on Wednesday night on the Tourou township of Mokolo in the Far North region of Cameroon. The attackers […]
Cameroon: Economic development plan to benefit five million people, including 341,000 internally displaced persons
One in four households is food insecure in the Far North region of Cameroon and, of the 341, 000 internally displaced persons who live there, 38.2% suffer from chronic malnutrition, […]
Residents flee for their lives as ISWAP attacks village in Askira-Uba
A hospital, schools and houses were burnt – and many residents had to flee into the bush, fearing for their lives – when suspected members of the Islamic State West […]
Action plan to raise the standards of teaching and learning in Sahel countries
Education is said to be the key to economic, social and environmental progress, yet more than 10.5 million children in the Sahel countries of Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Senegal […]
More than 12 million children are too afraid to go to school in Nigeria because of extremist attacks
More than 12 million children are traumatised and refuse to go to school because they are just too afraid they will be kidnapped, abducted or even killed. Nigeria President Muhammadu […]
Lake Chad Basin countries rely on the stabilisation and recovery of Maiduguri’s economy
Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State in Nigeria, has always played a key role in the economy of the Lake Chad Basin, even though the city was also a Jamā’at […]
Boko Halal: Teach peace, not war
Hajiya Hamsatu Allamin is a remarkable woman – an educator, gender activist, author, human rights defender and a peace maker. She is also the founder and chief executive of the […]
Eight-month pregnant woman among 15 hostages who escaped extremist captors
Six women and their nine children who were abducted by extremists in Borno State managed to escape after months in captivity and join their loved ones this week after a […]
Motorbike ban reinstated because of escalating attacks in Niger’s Tillabéri region
Escalating and persistent insecurity in certain departments and municipalities of the Tillabéri region in western Niger have led authorities to reinstate the ban on riding motorcycles day and night. The […]
New facilities at the border of Cameroon and Nigeria offer citizens a new zest for life
Urgently needed infrastructure on the border between Banki in Nigeria’s Borno State and the town of Amchidé in Cameroon’s Far North province were officially opened on Thursday, October 7, and […]
