Nigeria
Suspected Boko Haram militants kidnap oil survey team in northeast Nigeria
Middle East
July 26, 2017
Suspected Boko Haram militants kidnap oil survey team in northeast Nigeria
Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have kidnapped 10 members of a geological research team from the University of Maiduguri in northeast…
Europe-wide police operation saves hundreds of sex trafficking victims
World
July 25, 2017
Europe-wide police operation saves hundreds of sex trafficking victims
Law enforcement agencies across Europe carried out massive coordinated operations against organized criminal groups involved in trafficking and forced sexual…
Suicide bomber kills eight in Nigeria
World
July 18, 2017
Suicide bomber kills eight in Nigeria
A female suicide bomber killed eight people and wounded 18 on Monday at a mosque in northeastern Nigeria — an…
A dozen killed, over 40 wounded in Cameroon suicide bomb attack
World
July 14, 2017
A dozen killed, over 40 wounded in Cameroon suicide bomb attack
Two suicide bombers killed at least 12 people and wounded over 40 others in a small town in northern Cameroon…
Peace at risk in Nigeria’s oil heartlands as locals’ patience wears thin
World
July 9, 2017
Peace at risk in Nigeria’s oil heartlands as locals’ patience wears thin
The Nigerian government’s efforts to secure peace in the oil heartlands of the Niger Delta are empty promises, community leaders…
Widows of Nigerian activists launch civil case against Shell
World
June 29, 2017
Widows of Nigerian activists launch civil case against Shell
The widows of four activists executed 22 years ago in Nigeria are launching a civil action in the Netherlands, alleging…
Nigeria lifts ban on Egyptian furniture exports
Business
June 19, 2017
Nigeria lifts ban on Egyptian furniture exports
Trade and Industry Minister Tareq Qabil said that Nigeria lifted the ban on its imports of furniture from Egypt. The…
Alone in Maiduguri: the orphans of Boko Haram
Features/Interviews
May 22, 2017
Alone in Maiduguri: the orphans of Boko Haram
Local officials in Maiduguri face the dilemma of how to get thousands of homeless children back to school in a…
UN: Sexual violence increasingly used as ‘terrorism’ tactic
World
May 16, 2017
UN: Sexual violence increasingly used as ‘terrorism’ tactic
Sexual violence is increasingly being used as “a tactic of terrorism” from Iraq, Syria and Yemen in the Middle East…
Risk of mass starvation rising rapidly in parts of east Africa, Nigeria, Yemen: UN
World
April 12, 2017
Risk of mass starvation rising rapidly in parts of east Africa, Nigeria, Yemen: UN
The UN refugee agency on Tuesday warned the risk that millions of people could starve to death in South Sudan and Somalia and neighboring…