Boko Haram Resurgence Threatens Resettled Communities in Nigeria’s Borno State
As Boko Haram and its rival faction, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), continue to escalate their violent campaigns across the Lake Chad region,…
Elaine Wynn dead: Wynn Resorts billionaire co-founder dies
Elaine Wynn, the co-founder of Mirage Resorts and Wynn Resorts, billionaire art collector and philanthropist, has died. She was 82. The Elaine P. Wynn &…
Ituri: Inter-Ethnic Violence Ravages DR Congo Communities
A renewed wave of violence between the Democratic Republic of Congo’s armed forces (FARDC) and alleged members of the Zaire rebellion in Nyamamba has triggered…
Patients Still Struggling Despite New Medical Facilities in Adamawa’s Rural Communities
Rashida Usman, 39, still remembers the painful memory of one Thursday morning in 2019. She had woken up at dawn to brace herself for a…
Youth lead efforts to heal South Sudan’s war-torn communities | Conflict
“The past is already the past. We need to open a new chapter,” says Lunia Okuch, a youth peace ambassador in Malakal, South Sudan, whose…
Nigeria’s Lithium Boom: A Blessing or a Curse for Local Communities?
The Kebbi State Government, under the leadership of Nasir Idris, recently announced that some Chinese investors will set up a lithium processing factory in northwestern…
Communities that border Canada worry U.S. tariffs have personal cost
DETROIT — At the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa, a quote from former President Reagan is engraved on one wall. “Let the 5,000-mile border between Canada and the…
Hit by Violence, Plateau Communities Rebuild with Humanitarian Intervention
For thousands of displaced people in Plateau State, North Central Nigeria, rebuilding life after conflict is daunting. The state has endured years of communal violence,…
L.A.’s Asian immigrant communities prep for raids, brace for deportations
Los Angeles County’s sizable Asian immigrant communities are bracing for disruption and heartache as rumors swirl of mass deportations to be carried out under sweeping…
Cameroon: Calm Returns to Ngaoundal After Deadly Clashes Between Bororo and Gbaya Communities
Some calm is returning to the town of Ngaoundal in the Adamawa Region of Cameroon after several days of deadly clashes between the Bororo and…
AfDB Commits to Supporting Lake Chad Communities with Innovative Financing
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has re-established its commitment to improving development and stability in the Lake Chad region through innovative financing mechanisms, territorial action…
Cradling Babies, Forsaking Dreams: Teenage Pregnancies Strain Lives in Nigeria’s Rural Communities
“If I could go back in time, I would change my fate,” Deborah Salama said, her eyes fixed on the child resting on her lap.…
In Northwest Nigeria, Communities Must Pay Over ₦200 Million to Terrorists ‘for Peace to Reign’
It’s another season of violent impositions, blood taxes, and rural terrorism for locals on the shore of Zamfara, North West Nigeria. Different terror groups have…
Nigerian Communities Continue to Mourn After Airstrike Targeting Lakurawa Kills Many
Ten civilians, mostly women and children, have been killed in yet another military airstrike targeting the Lakurawa terror group in the Gidan Bisa and Rumtuwa…
Rural Communities in Nigeria’s Borno Struggle for Basic Amenities
Baba Aji Fariya, an elderly man with a weathered face and tired eyes, gazes down a sandy path leading out of his village, Fariya, in…
Burnt Armoured Vehicles and Other War Relics Haunt Borno Communities
Adamu Abdulsalam is a civil servant and small-scale farmer who regularly travels from Gwoza town to Kirawa in Borno State, northeastern Nigeria. The 38-year-old often…
Is Nigeria Building Enough Resilience in Local Communities to Tackle Rising Terrorist Attacks?
Many factors aided the incursion of the Lakurawa terror group into the satellite communities of Sokoto and Kebbi states in North West Nigeria. The cracks…
Residents Protest Against Communities Allegedly Aiding Terrorists in Northwestern Nigeria
Hundreds of residents in Moriki town, Zamfara State, in northwestern Nigeria, staged a mass protest on Friday, Nov. 29, accusing neighbouring communities of collaborating with…
ICRC Brings Mobile Clinics to Flood-Affected Communities in Maiduguri
In the aftermath of the recent devastating floods in Maiduguri, Borno State’s capital in northeastern Nigeria, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has…
Leveraging COP 29 for Climate Actions in Nigeria’s Frontline Communities
Aja Bukar had just returned from his farm when we met him at his home in Auno, a small village on the outskirts of Maiduguri,…