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Northern Nigeria: Refuge for IDPs fleeing Boko Haram
They have fled their homes, schools, and farmland, often more than two years ago, and still cannot return home. Ever since the armed group Boko Haram started its campaign of violence in 2009 in northeastern Nigeria, more than 2.1 million Nigerians have been on the run. According to the United…
Read More »Malians march against constitution referendum
Thousands of Malians have taken to the streets to protest against a planned referendum on constitutional changes that would give extra powers to President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, create new regions and recognise the Tuareg’s ethnic homeland. The government of Mali has delayed the vote, which was originally planned for last…
Read More »Opposition cries foul as Congo votes for parliament
Voters in the Republic of Congo go to the polls on Sunday in legislative elections, the first since violence-marred presidential polls last year which returned Denis Sassou Nguesso to power. While no fresh violence is expected, opposition parties have cried foul, as over two million voters are expected to cast…
Read More »Eight dead in Senegal football stadium stampede
Eight people have been killed during a Senegal football league final in Dakar in a stampede that broke out following clashes at the end of the match, the official APS news agency said. A wall collapsed at Demba Diop stadium on Saturday as people were leaving the stadium after the…
Read More »Zimbabwe’s widows seek greater protection
Women in Zimbabwe often lose land to relatives when their husband dies. Now, there’s a call for greater protection for widows in rural areas. Local chiefs want the law changed so they can act as marriage officers and help the women keep their livelihoods. Al Jazeera’s Haru Mutasa reports from…
Read More »Why are civilians still being killed in the CAR?
Bangui, Central African Republic – Over the past few weeks, hundreds of people have been killed and more than 100,000 others forced to flee their homes in escalating violence in the Central African Republic. The UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the CAR (MINUSCA) has repeatedly come under scrutiny for…
Read More »Is Nigeria on the brink of another civil war?
On August 1, 1966, after the collapse of last-ditch attempts by Nigeria’s power brokers to prevent the impending civil war, Lieutenant Colonel Odumegwu Ojukwu said only one thing would make the rebels cease fire: “that the Republic of Nigeria be split into its component parts; and all southerners in the…
Read More »US delay on sanctions decision leaves Sudanese in limbo
Khartoum – The Sudanese government, businessmen, and banks anxiously awaited a decision on Tuesday that they hoped would permanently lift decades-old US trade sanctions against Khartoum and aid in gradually bringing the country back into the international fold. Mohammed Saad, a Sudanese expatriate living in Boston, had all but convinced himself…
Read More »Cameroon-Nigeria border: 12 killed in suicide attack
Two suicide bombers have killed at least 12 people, including a baby, and wounded more than 40 others in a town in northern Cameroon near the Nigerian border, according to officials. Two women carried out the attack late on Wednesday as they walked into a busy area in the centre of…
Read More »DR Congo: 15 years after eruption, city rebuilds near volcano
A city in the Democratic Republic of Congo is expanding and rebuilding in the shadow of one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world. Mount Nyiragongo last erupted 15 years ago, killing more than 100 people and displacing many more in the city of Goma. Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi…
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OP-ED | Why 2nd Africa Climate Summit is a Defining Moment, By Fitsum Assefa Adela
The Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) offers Africa a defining moment—to shift from vulnerability …
