Africa Focus
May 24, 2017
Weaponising Transparency: Defence Procurement Reform as a Counterterrorism Strategy in Nigeria
Executive Summary Defence sector corruption is a major threat to Nigeria's internal security and political stability. Largely...
Kevin Seiff | Portland Press herald
Apr 1, 2017
Famine in Africa, Mideast is man-made
When his stepbrother starved to death in January, Matthew Yaw buried him in the sand next to the family’s shack of sticks and plastic,...
IRIN News
Mar 31, 2017
Inside the “perfect storm” of famine
Like the four countries facing extreme hunger crises today, the famine that gripped Ethiopia from 1983 to 1985 struggled for attention...
Ed Adamczyk| United Press International
Mar 29, 2017
Ten abducted in Nigeria after Boko Haram attacks
Four women and six youths were kidnapped after the insurgent group staged raids in nearby villages Nigerian soldiers with young men...
BBC News
Mar 11, 2017
UN: World facing greatest humanitarian crisis since 1945
UN humanitarian chief Stephen O'Brien said that more than 20 million people faced the threat of starvation and famine in Yemen, Somalia,...
International Crisis Group 1
Mar 8, 2017
Fighting Boko Haram in Chad: Beyond Military Measures
Since 2015, the conflict between Chad’s armed forces and Boko Haram has destabilised the Lake Chad region in the west of the country....
ITV News
Mar 7, 2017
When does an urgent food crisis become a famine?
Nine-month-old Ali Hassan is among a generation of Somalian babies facing a looming famine. Credit: AP An unprecedented four nations...
New York Times 1
Mar 2, 2017
‘They Told Us They Were Here to Help Us.’ Then Came Slaughter.
By Dionne Searcey Nigerian soldiers in Borno State last year. The army has made progress in the fight against Boko Haram. ...
BBC News
Mar 1, 2017
Xenophobia in South Africa: 'We Nigerians are not all criminals'
Nigerian Emmeka Uhanna, 47, is a shop-owner in South Africa's economic hub Johannesburg. He tells the BBC's Pumza Fihlani that he is...
International Crisis Group 1
Feb 27, 2017
Niger and Boko Haram: Beyond Counter-insurgency
Executive Summary For the last two years, Niger has been at war with Boko Haram. The conflict has disrupted this poor country’s...
Daily Trust
Feb 27, 2017
SERAP Seeks Sanctions Against South Africa over Xenophobic Attacks on Nigerians
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the Federal Government to sanction the Republic of South...
Al Jazeera
Feb 23, 2017
What's Behind Attacks on Foreigners in South Africa?
South Africa is experiencing a rise in what is being described as "xenophobic" violence. Locals are accusing migrants of stealing their...
