Les travaux de la 12ème réunion du Comité de suivi de l'accord d'Alger devraient débuter cet après-midi à Bamako. Cette réunion intervient alors que de fortes tensions persistent entre plusieurs mouvements de la CMA après l'adoption du décret portant nomination des membres des autorités intérimaires...

18 October 2016, 11:11 UTC By Aster Van Kregten, Amnesty International's Senior Research Advisor for Nigeria Two and a half years since 219 Chibok schoolgirls were abducted by Boko Haram in Nigeria, sparking a global outcry and the #BringBackOurGirls campaign, there has finally been some good...

Chibok girls’ family reunions highlight plight of thousands of girls held by Boko Haram ABUJA, 18 October 2016 – The emotional reunification with their families on Sunday of 21 of the girls kidnapped by Boko Haram more than two years ago in Chibok, northeast Nigeria, highlights the need for inten...

MAROUA, CAMEROON - Aid agencies are sounding the alarm about severe food insecurity throughout northern Cameroon as a result of the Boko Haram conflict. This month, 70 children suffering from malnutrition have needed medical attention at the Minawao refugee camp. However, says nurse Irene Mbar...

Located on the edge of the desert, the Sahelian belt hasn't seen rain in months. For many who live there, it is a struggle to feed their families. In the North Kanem region of Chad, the most vulnerable populations depend on World Food Programme (WFP) food distributions. These food distributions are ...

A US aid worker kidnapped in Niger is likely being held by jihadists from the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (Mujao), the country's interior minister said Sunday. Jeffery Woodke -- the first American to be kidnapped in the west African country - was seized at gunpoint from his home...

Officials in Nigeria have confirmed that 21 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram in Nigeria two years ago have been released. High Representative Vice- President Federica Mogherini, Commissioner for International Cooperation & Development Neven Mimica and Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid & Crisis Man...

The governor of Nigeria’s Kaduna State issued an order on October 7, 2016, banning the Shia religious group the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN). The order is the latest in a series of repressive actions by the Kaduna State government and Nigeria’s security forces targeting the group. The following...

N’DJAMENA – The economy of Chad is losing some 575.8 billion CFA francs (US$1.2 billion) a year – or 9.5 percent of Gross Domestic Product – to the effects of child undernutrition, according to a new study launched today in the capital. The Cost of Hunger in Africa: the Social and Economic Impact...

In previously inaccessible areas in northeast Nigeria, 80% of shelters damaged and families unable to afford food ABUJA, NIGERIA – The global organization Mercy Corps is expanding its assistance to people in areas of northeast Nigeria previously occupied by Boko Haram and will reach more than 15,...