On 21 February Nigeriens go to the polls to elect a president and a new parliament. It is the second election after the last military coup in 2010. President Mahamadou Issoufou hopes to be re-elected for a second term. In the weeks ahead of the polls, Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou and ...

Fresh violence and insecurity in the Central African Republic, which forced Cordaid to temporarily suspend its programs in October, is one of many in a recurring cycle of violence since the early ‘90’s. “The country is caught-up in a conflict trap and every crisis but a multiplication of armed group...

Michael Olugbode Borno State Government yesterday commenced the relocation of internally displaced persons (IDPs) from schools which have been serving as IDPs camps. The action commenced with the relocation of the first batch of 602 IDPs at Government Girls Secondary School (GGSS), Yerwa to Da...

YANGON — Myanmar’s de facto leader and State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has repeatedly singled out the minister for health and sports as one of the few Cabinet members whose performance she has been consistently satisfied with since taking office nearly two years ago. Despite this praise, howeve...

Burmese officials have said they are releasing 69 political prisoners, including the grandchildren of a former leader of the country. The release is part of President Thein Sein's promise to free all prisoners of conscience by the end of the year. The move comes amid a visit by high-profile gu...

I crouched on the make-shift tent floor across from Fane Abdelkkarim Arame, a 70 year old grandmother sheltering at L’ Ecole Liberty in the town of Bossangoa, Central African Republic. She recounted the atrocities she had seen pass in the final months of 2013. She talked and cried surrounded by h...