Près d'un an après l'arrivée de Muhammadu Buhari à la tête du Nigeria, les forces gouvernementales ont repris le contrôle des environs de Maiduguri, jusqu'alors tenus par Boko Harma. Mais l'accalmie demeure précaire, estime le chercheur Léon Koungou. Investi président du Nigeria en mai 2015, Muha...

One of the first stops for people fleeing the conflict in Sudan’s South Kordofan region is the town of Yida, 20 kilometres across the border in South Sudan. The town shelters more than 70,000 Sudanese refugees who have set up homes, businesses and have established themselves within the local comm...

The President-elect of The Gambia, Adama Barrow, tells the BBC he is confident he will be sworn in next week and his rival, President Yahya Jammeh, will accept defeat.

The higher education law that was recently released is being criticized by students and teachers for not giving universities the autonomy they require to increase efficiency and competitiveness, although some improvements are under way. The University Acts of Yangon and Mandalay universities allo...

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Matthew Saltmarsh – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. <br> <br> UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has significantly stepped up its assistance in Ukraine and the neighbouring cou...