Nowhere in the world is the population growing as fast as in Niger. It was 3.5 million half a century ago; now it stands at 20 million. Many steadfastly refuse to talk or think about contraception. In the Banifandou health center, a clinic in Niger's capital Niamey, a baby is screaming at the t...

Until Boko Haram, the issue of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) was, essentially, an academic subject discussed in relation to war-torn countries of Africa where Nigeria, as part of its peace- keeping efforts, devoted enormous resources to assist. Then, they were more of refugees moving outside t...

Nigeria will join the Saudi Arabia led coalition of Muslim countries against terrorism, President Muhammadu Buhari has said. Mr. Buhari stated this in an interview with Aljazeera Television. “We are part of it because we have got terrorists in Nigeria that everybody knows which claims that the...

Fidelis Soriwei, Abuja The troops of the Nigerian Army have raided one of the hideouts of the Boko Haram insurgents in Doksa, Biu Local Government Area of Borno State. The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman said in an electronic mail on Sunday that the operation involved t...

La campagne électorale pour le deuxième tour qui opposera le président sortant M. Issoufou à son rival Hama Amadou a démarré mardi au Niger. La Cour constitutionnel a validé les résultats publiés par la commission électorale le 26 fevrier. Le deuxième tour de la présidentielle opposera le prés...

UNHCR’s Representative to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Mrs. Angele Dikongue Atangana has said women in the Nigerian displacement crisis require more urgent and sustained attention due to their more appalling situation when compared to others. She stated this at the eve of the 2016 International Women’s Da...

Au Cameroun, depuis l’annonce, le week-end dernier, de la menace terroriste par le ministre délégué à la présidence de la République chargé de la défense, la capitale, Yaoundé, est sous haute surveillance, de même que plusieurs grandes villes de ce pays d’Afrique Centrale. Yaoundé, la capitale ca...

Internally Displaced Persons in Nigeria suffer disproportionately from different problems such as malnutrition, sickness, insecurity in the camps, lack of access to education, idles among others. The vulnerability of displaced persons is a major reason why sustainable strategies for rehabilitation m...

Senator Iroegbu in Abuja Some Boko Haram Terrorists (BHT) have abandoned their camp at Iza, Borno State, and fled into Samba Forest after their location came under heavy air attacks by the Alpha Jets, the military has said. The Director of Public Relations and Information (DOPRI), Nigerian Air...

Cameroon is now handing out motorbikes and bicycles to vigilante groups to monitor its porous northern border with Nigeria. It hopes the youths can track down suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers. About 50 vigilantes sing and dance to local war songs as they prepare to venture into Cameroon's ...