Boko Haram
Nigeria: Amnesty International, Others Demand Justice For Victims Of Enforced Disappearances In Northeast
Photos: Amnesty International\YouTube Screenshots Responding to the Nigerian government’s receipt of our application filed with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court ...
Africa Day 2021: Reflections On The Imperative of Unity for Empowerment
Nkrumah makes his impassioned speech. Photo: Facebook. [Pan-African Commentary] As we commemorate Africa liberation day on May 25, it is a stark reminder to ...
Celebrating Africa Day despite the Covid-19 pandemic
In 1963, Uganda’s then prime minister Obote was the only leader to endorse Nkrumah’s call for immediate African unity. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. Harold Acemah ...
Nigeria Landmine Casualty Rates Fifth Highest in the World
Photo: YouTube\Twitter More than 100 people were killed or injured by landmines across north-east Nigeria in the first three months of this year, according ...
Rep. Bass to Nigerian Government: Investigate Abduction of 300 Students
California Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA), Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, issued the following statement regarding the abduction of over 300 ...
Hunger fears in north-east Nigeria as roaming elephants trample crops
[Nigeria\Hunger\Elephants] The Guardian: “The presence of numerous village populations in Borno had for years deterred the elephants, who are usually wary of human settlements. ...
African Governments Encourage Surrender of Illegal Weapons
[Cameroon] VOA: “While Africa Amnesty Month is September, this year’s event took place one month late because of the coronavirus pandemic.” Photo: YouTube
Democrats condemn treatment of Cameroonian migrants in ICE Detention
[Cameroonian Migrants\Asylum Seekers] Members: “We write to express grave concerns over the situation of Cameroonian migrants and asylum seekers in Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...
COMPLACENCY IN NIGERIA BLAMED FOR POLIO’S RETURN
Aug. 15, 2016 (GIN) – A year after Nigeria was removed from the polio-endemic list, two cases have been reported in Borno state, where ...
BOKO HARAM ‘TECHNICALLY DEFEATED’? SKEPTICS DISAGREE
Dec. 28 (GIN) – With only days to go before a self-imposed deadline for defeating Boko Haram, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has declared a ...
