Lake Chad
Key facts you need to know about Chad, an oil rich African nation
Chad is an oil-rich African nation that has become a key regional ally of the West in the fight against jihadists.…
Drugs worth N75bn seized in 3months – NDLEA reveals
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Thursday disclosed that illicit drugs worth N75 billion have been seized in…
FG commences drilling activities, to begin oil production in Northeast
The Nigerian government has revealed plans to begin oil production in the Northeast. Timipre Sylva, the Minister of State for…
Nigeria violence force 23,000 refugees into Niger in one month
Ongoing violence in parts of north-western Nigeria forced an estimated 23,000 people to seek safety and security in Niger last…
Drying Lake Chad Basin gives rise to crisis
Twenty-year-old Phoebe Musa remembers the day Boko Haram militants stormed her village of Gwoza in Borno State, northeast Nigeria, five…
Nigeria: Renewed Hope – The Story of Faraa
Faraa fled her community in the wake of an attack by non-state armed groups in north-east Nigeria six years ago.…
Forced to farm, fish, fight, ‘they slaughtered three of my friends’ – Boko haram survivor narrates ordeal
In 2015, the island of Ngomiron Doumou in Lake Chad was attacked by armed extremists who said they belonged to…
Nigeria: Sowing seeds of hope in Wuro Dadi
The sleepy, quiet and slow pace of Wuro Dadi village situated on the banks of the Benue river, north-eastern Nigeria,…
North-east Nigeria displacement crisis continues amid ‘increased sophistication’ of attackers, warns UN
Armed extremists, notably Boko Haram militants, have contributed to a decade-long humanitarian crisis in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe (BAY) states,…
Belgium invests more than 9 million EUR in humanitarian aid for the Lake Chad region
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Development Cooperation Alexander De Croo reaffirms Belgium’s support for the humanitarian response in the…