* Noureddine Adam declared an autonomous state this month * Was second-in-command in rebellion that toppled government * Polls set for Sunday seen as key to restoring peace * Ex-president Bozize backs former PM Dologuele (Recasts with rebel leader supporting elections, writes through) By...

Nobel peace laureate Malala Yousafzai on Monday criticised Nigerian and world leaders for not doing enough to help free 219 schoolgirls kidnapped a year ago by Boko Haram militants. “In my opinion, Nigerian leaders and the international community have not done enough to help you,” she said in a l...

Myanmar will hold its first ever Ethnics Culture Festival in Yangon to feature the unity of ethnic nationals, the official Global New Light of Myanmar reported Wednesday. The six-day festival is organized by the Myanmar Ethnic Entrepreneurs Association, and will run from January 25-30, starting a...

Following the successful election and inauguration of President Muhammadu Buhari, the Internally Displaced Persons from Chibok and Gwoza, currently residing in Wasa 2, Abuja have called on him to totally liberate their communities and state of all Boko Haram elements so that they can return home; ev...