[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. But more than a decade of Boko Haram’s Islamist insurgency in north-east Nigeria has forced many villagers in Kala-Balge and across the region to flee to refugee camps or urban centres, leaving much of the rural expanse emptied and more appealing to the elephants.”
Photo: Twitter\Theresa Essien
Nigeria
Hunger fears in north-east Nigeria as roaming elephants trample crops
Nigeria: journalist Oga Tom Uhia detained for weeks on defamation complaint
[Oga Tom Uhia]
CPJ\Angela Quintal: “The ongoing detention of journalist Oga Tom Uhia is an alarmingly familiar attack on freedom of the press in Nigeria and symptomatic of authorities’ disregard for the media’s right to work without fear.”
Photo: CPJ/Peter Nkanga
