La fondation japonaise Niwano pour la paix a indiqué mardi avoir décerné son prix annuel à Esther Abimiku Ibanga, une militante et religieuse nigériane qui fait campagne contre le groupe islamiste Boko Haram. Cette récompense (une somme de 20 millions de yens, près de 150.000 euros) salue l'actio...

Suicide bombings at bus stations in two major commercial centres in northern Nigeria have killed at least 27 people, police and hospital sources say. A bomber first struck in Potiskum, and hours later a second attack took place in Kano, the main northern city. Hospital sources said 17 people w...

With little access to health care, clean water and other needs, refugees from the Central African Republic are at risk – especially young children.

BANGUI, Central African Republic, February 24 (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency on Tuesday reported that an upsurge in violence in the Central African Republic has forced the displacement of almost 50,000 people since the start of the year