By Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, June 13 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - W ith more than one million people living in camps around Nigeria's northeastern city of Maiduguri, having fled their homes due to Boko Haram attacks, some are finding innovative ways to rebuild businesses from s...

Diffa, Niger - As Nigerian forces have progressed against Boko Haram, the cornered terror group has been carrying out more attacks in neighbouring countries. In Niger's Diffa region on the northeastern border of Nigeria, more than 280,000 people have been displaced. Most of the displaced, do not...

Thousands of pregnant women have left Venezuela to protect the lives of their unborn babies and their own.

Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Gabriel Olonisakin, has sought ways of strengthening the existing bi-lateral cooperation between Nigeria, Niger Republic and Republic of Cameroun. The Defence Chief made several requests during official trips to both countries. In Niger Republic, Gener...

Ce mercredi 25 novembre au matin le pape François s'envole pour l'Afrique. Pendant six jours, il fera étape au Kenya, en Ouganda et enfin en République centrafricaine. Un voyage aux multiples enjeux et qui intervient notamment dans un contexte où les églises protestantes ont le vent en poupe sur le ...

Ethiopia-15 September 2015 (UNHCR)-The Chief Executive Officer of the IKEA Foundation, Mr. Per Heggenes, last week visited the five Dollo Ado refugee camps as part of a periodic programme review of different projects funded by the IKEA Foundation. Accompanied by UNHCR Representative Clementine Nkwet...

Mogadishu, 12 February, 2016 – A delegation from the African Union Commission has carried out an assessment on the state of the Somalia-based peacekeeping mission to identify areas that need urgent support from the African Union headquarters in Ethiopia. The delegation from the AU Commission’s Pe...