What has Changed in Africa?
February 18. 2015 Africa has gotten some things right, for example Ivory Coast, has become the world’s largest processor of cocoa, overtaking the Netherlands, from its previous role as exporter of the raw product. Processing has increased the Ivory Coast’s revenue considerably, and cannot be underestimated in terms of other avenues for increasing the country’s
African presidents create 80-million euro fund to fight Boko Haram
February 18, 2015 Presidents from ten central African states have held an emergency summit in Cameroon to create an 80-million euro fund to fight the Islamist militant group Boko Haram. The leaders also pledged to improve logistic and diplomatic ties and boost humanitarian assistance. The insurgents have killed thousands and kidnapped hundreds in a five-year
Boko Haram vows to disrupt Nigeria’s March 28 l election ‘at any cost’
February 18, 2015 Islamist militants Boko Haram have vowed to disrupt Nigeria’s March 28 elections at any cost in a newly released video. It comes as fears grow that Nigeria is becoming increasingly unstable ahead of its already delayed general election. That was pushed back from February to allow the army more time to deal
US, support Nigeria to defeat Boko Haram
February 17, 2015 I watched the video in which a Jordanian pilot was burnt alive by members of the Islamic State (IS) in Syria. The pilot was kept in a cage and douced with petrol. With this, there was no where he could run to. It was so pathetic hearing that some people in the
Female suicide bomber kills 7 in Nigeria
February 16, 2015 Kano (Nigeria) (AFP) – A female suicide bomber killed at least seven people in northeast Nigeria on Sunday in an attack believed to be the work of Boko Haram, as neighbouring Niger stepped up efforts to stop the Islamist insurgency from spreading. The suicide attack at a bus station in the Nigerian
Boko Haram invades restive Nigerian city of Gombe: locals
February 14, 2015 Kano (Nigeria) (AFP) – Hundreds of Boko Haram Islamists on Saturday invaded the restive northeast Nigerian city of Gombe, firing heavy guns and throwing leaflets calling on residents to boycott upcoming general elections, locals told AFP. “The Boko Haram gunmen are now at the Jeka-da-Fari roundabout in the centre of the city,
UN expects Nigeria’s military to step up fight against Boko Haram
February 14, 2015 United Nations (United States) (AFP) – Nigeria’s military must strengthen its resolve in the fight against Boko Haram, the UN envoy for West Africa said Friday. Led by Chad, countries in the region are putting together an 8,700-strong force to battle the extremists, but Nigeria must also step up and show “robustness”
Nigeria’s ‘Boko Haram’ militants attack Chad for first time
February 13, 2015 Suspected Nigerian Boko Haram militants have carried out an attack on Chad overnight, the first such assault on Chadian soil, security sources say. Officials said the fighters crossed Lake Chad by motorboat and attacked a village on the shores of the lake. Chad recently joined Nigeria, Niger, and Cameroon in a military
Girls Who Escaped Boko Haram Flourish at American-Run School
February 12, 2015 Grace was in her school dormitory in the northeastern Nigerian town of Chibok when Islamist militant gunmen kidnapped 276 girls. Ten months later, she and 20 others who managed to escape have found a haven at the American University of Nigeria. Physically the university is about 270 kilometers (168 miles) south of
Boko Haram crisis: Niger to send troops to Nigeria
February 11, 2015 Niger’s parliament has voted to send troops to Nigeria to join the fight against militant Islamist group Boko Haram. The vote took place after Boko Haram attacked a prison and detonated a car bomb on Monday in the town of Diffa, near Niger’s border with Nigeria. MPs said parliament unanimously authorised deploying