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Cameroon: Central African countries budget $86million to fight Boko Haram

February 17, 2015 Steven Addamah 0

Members of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) met in Cameroon on Monday and decided to spend $86 million in military operations against […]

The UN and its partners are seeking nearly $ 2 billion to help Africa’s Sahel region

February 17, 2015 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

The humanitarian emergency in drought-ravaged West Africa will worsen in coming months as the food crisis, which has already claimed young lives, enters its most […]

Niger captures suspected Boko Haram leader, President schedules nationwide protest

February 13, 2015 Steven Addamah 0

Security Sources in Niger have claimed that a suspected Boko Haram leader has been arrested in the southern border town of Diffa close to Nigeria. […]

Nigeria: Elections delayed by six weeks

February 9, 2015 Geraldine Boechat 0

The decision by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of Nigeria to postpone the elections has been received with mixed feelings with the main opposition […]

Nigeria: Governors disagree on general elections dates

February 7, 2015 Steven Addamah 0

Political parties are divided over holding the general elections next week because of the ongoing violence in the north eastern part of the country and […]

Nigeria: Chadian soldiers forced Boko Haram out of town

January 30, 2015 Steven Addamah 0

Military sources stationed in neighboring Niger have said that the Chadian soldiers have forced Boko Haram fighters to flee from the Nigerian border of Malam […]

Nigeria: Minorities give their support to Jonathan

January 27, 2015 Geraldine Boechat 0

The presidential race in Nigeria is gathering momentum as it becoming a race between incumbent president Goodluck Jonathan and Buhari. Both candidates have been crisscrossing […]

Cameroon frees Boko Haram hostages

January 20, 2015 Geraldine Boechat 0

Armed men launched an operation in Cameroun targeting civilians living in the village of Mabass and its surroundings along the border. They took around 80 […]

Cameroon: Military neutralizes second Boko Haram attack

January 13, 2015 Geraldine Boechat 0

Boko Haram has been pushed back by Cameroonian forces after it attempted to take a military camp in Kolofata, located almost 10kilomtreres away from the […]