Some 147mln African Children to Live on Nearly $1.90 a Day – Study
The UK-based Overseas Development Institute (ODI) revealed Thursday that Africa risks having over 40% of the world’s poorest people over the next 14 years. In […]
Boko Haram
Nigeria: WFP Needs $52m to Support Boko Haram Victims
The World Food Program (WFP) on Tuesday said it requires $52 million to continue providing life-saving assistance to people affected by the Boko Haram insurgency […]
Boko Haram kills 10, abducts 13 women near Chibok
The Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram this weekend, killed at least ten people and kidnapped 13 women and children at a village near Chibok. The […]
Chadian President Meets Hollande over Regional Security
Visiting Chadian president Idriss Deby Itno discussed with French president Francois Hollande at the Elysee Palace over the weekend the fight against Boko Haram and […]
Boko Haram’s Shekau Appears in New Video, Vows to Continue Jihad
Boko Haram’s disputed leader Abubakar Shekau reiterated, in a new video, that he would make his fight against Nigeria and the entire world a “personal […]
Boko Haram’s Shekau Says he ‘is still alive, still in charge’
Leader of the Nigeria-based Islamist militant group Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, denied in an audio message that he has been replaced. In a 10-minute audio […]
Chad: Defeated opposition candidates to challenge Pres Deby’s inauguration
Six opposition candidates defeated in Chad’s presidential election held in April have joined hands to make President Deby’s investiture unsuccessful. A senior United Nations Envoy […]
Chad: UN Calls for “Inclusive Political Dialogue”
The United Nations has called on Chadian political actors to engage in “inclusive dialogue” following the ongoing political and social tension in the central African […]
Nigeria: 19 Soldiers Missing after Boko Haram Ambush – Army
The Nigerian army on Friday said nineteen soldiers were missing after they were ambushed by the Islamist militant group Boko Haram in the north-east of […]
Nigeria: Whereabouts of 200 abducted girls remain unknown – Army Chief
The Chief of staff of Nigerian Army, Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Wednesday, said the whereabouts of the over 200 abducted girls remained unknown. He made […]