Informes

Eyewitnesses describe panic and pandemonium on streets as residents ran for cover and smoke rose into sky At least seven people were killed as explosions and gunfire rocked the biggest city in Nigeria's mainly Muslim north after…

DAKAR, 20 January 2012 (IRIN) - Bombings and shootings by the militant Islamic group Boko Haram - also known as Jama'atu Ahlus Sunnah Lid Da'awati Wal Jihad - have increased sharply in recent months, leaving many…

KANO, 19 January 2012 (IRIN) - Many of the tens of thousands of civilians who have fled their homes following a string of deadly attacks by "terrorist group" Boko Haram in northern Nigeria over recent weeks…

The Secretary General of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Prof Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu has today restated his concern for the continuing threat posed by the activities of the so called Boko Haram militants in Nigeria…

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Favourable rains in the major producing areas resulted in good crop production. However, millet production declined by about 8 percent due to localized dry spells in the extreme north As a result, maize and sorghum prices…

(Extract) Preface from the Director, Programs Management Department Since its independence in 1960, Nigeria has struggled with the challenge of managing its religious and political diversity. The major test of Nigeria’s ability to manage this diversity, and promote national…

16 Jan 2012 06:00 Anti-establishment rage drives protests, sectarian violence Fears that fractured nation could again be headed for civil war But political settlement may still pull it back from brink By Tim Cocks LAGOS, Jan 15 (Reuters) - "Nigeria is…

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is providing support for the Nigerian Red Cross to treat those injured in the recent wave of protests. The ICRC had, in 2011, stepped up its operations in…

NAIROBI, 13 January 2012 (IRIN) - As bombings and shootings by the militant Islamic group Jama'atu Ahlus Sunnah Lid Da'awati Wal Jihad - better known as Boko Haram [ http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=93250 ] - escalate, the Nigerian government…

The Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram has generated headlines with a number of bloody attacks. Scott Baldauf breaks down the group's origins, funding, and possible ties to Al Qaeda. Read the full story in the Christian Science…