By Caleb Ayansina Abuja—The Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Muhammad Sani-Sidi has said that there were currently 981,416 Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, in the country. “There are currently 981, 416 Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, in the country,” h...

* Regional al Qaeda arm uses Sahel as base for attacks * Mali, Niger, French forces stage operation against jihadists * Cooperation includes common radio frequency, sharing phone numbers * But cross-border "hot pursuit" remains delicate issue By Marine Pennetier ON THE MALI/NIGER BORD...

DAKAR, SENEGAL— West African leaders discussed setting up a force to combat extremists in the region and will send an observation mission to Gambia before elections, the regional economic body said Saturday. The decisions were announced after about a dozen heads of state, including presidents ...

The two-day meeting, which holds in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, is to prepare for a Heads of State summit this week. The countdown for the end of insurgency by the Nigeria-based terrorist sect, Boko Haram, has begun. Defence and Foreign Affairs Ministers from member countries of the Economic Commu...

Terrorism in West Africa is evolving into a more regional phenomenon. In order to hold back wider destabilization, international partners would be wise to emphasize regional cooperation in response. Take the latest attacks. In late November 2015, militants used grenades and assault rifles to take...

Regional offensive made up of 8,700 troops seeks to defeat the armed group, but it's fighting back with kidnapped girls. Adama Simila wears a knife tied to his belt by a piece of rope, his only protection against the Boko Haram group that has repeatedly targeted his home town in remote northern C...

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ), on Monday, said its onslaught against Boko Haram insurgents in the country's North East continued, leading to the reclaiming of more communities that were hitherto seized by the sect.In a simple tweet earlier on Monday, the DHQ said "troops are dominating operations i...

Maroua, Cameroon - Life has been turned upside-down in the sun-scorched city of Cameroon's semi-arid Far North Region evidenced by the fact that taxis are only available at night. "There is no law that says you can only come out at night," said cab driver Mactar Mohamad in broken French. "But we ...

6 October 2016, Borno, Nigeria – In response to the critical health needs of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Borno state, the World Health Organization (WHO) through the State Ministry of Health has delivered emergency medical supplies to Mafa and Dikwa IDP camps, two of the 15 areas liberate...

Le Cameroun est une cible privilégiée du groupe Boko Haram, qui se fait désormais appeler Etat islamique en Afrique de l'Ouest. Depuis plusieurs mois, l'Extrême-Nord du pays a connu près de 20 attentats-suicides. La population a dû s'habituer à vivre avec la menace permanente de nouvelles attaques. ...