Women's groups have welcomed a government initiative to help women who have experienced domestic violence, and called for the project, so far limited to Yangon and Mandalay, to be extended throughout the country. The new One-Stop Women’s Support Centre (OSWSC) was set up to help women who have su...

ABUJA, March 30 (Reuters) - A suspected suicide bomber intercepted in northern Cameroon last week before she could blow herself up is not one of 219 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram in the Nigerian town of Chibok in 2014, an African public advocacy group said on Wednesday. The abduction of abo...

The extreme north of Cameroon is suffering a food shortage exacerbated by climate change and conflict with Boko Haram. Fighting has spread across the borders from Nigeria into the countries of the Lake Chad region creating a refugee and famine crisis. It was once a tourist destination, but now peopl...

Japanese Ambassador Mr. Tateshi HIGUCHI and chairpersons of the committees from the states and regions concerned signed the grant contracts for five projects on 17 March. Under these contracts, Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grass-roots Human Security Projects (GGP) Scheme will provide a total of U...

The Myeik authorities is planning to build a one-stop service pier in Myeik to check marine products, such as fish and prawns, meant for exports. As part of the service, teams are expected to inspect the products directly on fishing vessels. A meeting to discuss the matter was held on 25 November. ...

Le ministre de la Réconciliation et de la Cohésion nationale, Kouadio Konan Bertin était hier, dans les locaux du Haut-commissariat des Nations Unies pour les Réfugiés (HCR) sis aux II Plateaux. Au nom du gouvernement, il a félicité Angèle Djohoussou, la représentante de cette institution onusienne,...

Kano, Nigeria | AFP | Saturday 1/2/2016 - 02:24 GMT | by Aminu ABUBAKAR One year after a massive attack ranked among the worst in Boko Haram's six-year insurgency, the residents of Baga in northeast Nigeria say their home is a ghost town. The jihadists razed the fishing hub on the shores of...

Bangui, Central African Republic | Friday 10/16/2015 - 08:31 GMT At least one person was killed and 10 injured in fresh sectarian clashes in a flashpoint neighbourhood of the Central African Republic's capital of Bangui, military and hospital sources said Friday. The violence late Thursday in ...

A year ago this June, desperate Somali refugees began pouring into neighbouring countries, driven from their homes by conflict, human rights abuses and the worst drought in decades. This latest chapter has been another stark reminder of the Somali population’s tragic and prolonged suffering spanning...

Residents and monks from 30 Karen villages have called for all Karen armed groups to join under a single banner in order to stop drug running and help restore law and order. They expressed their demands in a petition that was signed at a public event in Karen State’s Kawkareik Township, marking the...