LONDON, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Nine million people urgently need aid in northeast Nigeria and nearby countries, as political violence and mass migration have caused a humanitarian emergency, a United Nations official said on Friday. Islamist group Boko Haram has waged an insurgency since 2009, displ...

Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari, is prepared to swap Boko Haram prisoners for the Chibok schoolgirls, a minister has said. Last year the government almost secured the release of the girls whose kidnapping triggered global outrage, but three times the negotiations collapsed. On the first occ...

Maiduguri, September 15, 2016 — The Northeast of Nigeria is teetering on the brink of famine as 5 million people are in urgent need of food assistance, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) said today. All actors, including the international community, the Nigerian government, and the UN should a...

Nigeria has to get rid of polio — again. Last year, the World Health Organization declared the country to be "polio-free." That milestone meant the disease was gone from the entire continent of Africa, a major triumph in the multibillion-dollar global effort to eradicate the disease. But that ...

People fleeing Boko Haram protest over ‘starvation’ in camps amid claims of officials diverting rations, as UN warns the country is on the brink of famine Nigerian officials have been accused of stealing food from desperate people who are living in camps after fleeing the terrorist group Boko Har...

Despite recent gains against the Boko Haram in Nigeria, many of those who fled the group are still struggling. Thousands of Nigerian refugees in neighbouring countries such as Niger have been struggling for resources since fleeing attacks by the Boko Haram group. The Nigerian army has taken ba...

Au Niger, une attaque a visé, dans la nuit du samedi 10 au dimanche 11 septembre le camp de réfugiés de Tabarey Barey. Le site, situé à la frontière avec le Mali, abrite des milliers de réfugiés maliens ayant fui leur pays au plus fort de la crise dans le nord du Mali. Au moins deux civils ont été t...

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Hundreds of Nigerians who fled Boko Haram in northeast Borno State have returned to devastated towns and villages in recent days after the army seized back the militant group's last remaining strongholds, said the United Nations. Families will return to find ...

Extent of Boko Haram destruction becoming clear * Ambush threat remains on roads to liberated towns * Civilians continue to flee Boko Haram guerrillas * Rains preventing assault on forest stronghold - army By Ulf Laessing BAMA, Nigeria, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Nigeria's military has libera...

MAROUA, CAMEROON — Lara Salamatou wants to resume her education, but as Cameroon schools reopened Monday, the 16-year-old could only get lessons in frustration. She’d tried to enroll in the government high school in Maroua, the Far North provincial capital, after fleeing three months ago from ext...