Informes

ENUGU, Nigeria, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Christian youths armed with machetes, stones and clubs attacked Muslims in the southeastern Nigerian city of Enugu on Friday and a Reuters witness saw a mob beat one man to death. Meanwhile, in north-central…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] KANO, 24 Feb 2006 (IRIN) - "It's a government set-up," "It's a white man's disease," "Getting close to chickens kills." Since Africa's first cases of the deadly H5N1…

ONITSHA, le 24 février (IRIN) - Au moins 123 personnes ont été tuées au cours des récents affrontements ethno-religieux survenus au Nigeria à la suite des violentes manifestations organisées par de jeunes Musulmans qui protestaient contre les caricatures du Prophète…

By Tapiwa Gomo, Harare The arrival of the H5N1 strain of the bird flu virus in Africa has become a major cause of concern for many African countries, but the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent societies in…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] ONITSHA, 23 Feb 2006 (IRIN) - At least 123 people have been killed in four days of sectarian violence across Nigeria, after protests over caricatures of the Prophet…

By George Esiri ONITSHA, Nigeria, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Christian youths burned the corpses of Muslims on Thursday on the streets of Onitsha in southeastern Nigeria, the city worst hit by religious riots that have killed at least 138 people…

By George Esiri ONITSHA, Nigeria, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Revenge attacks against Muslims killed at least 27 people in southeastern Nigeria on Wednesday after anti-Christian violence killed dozens and left thousands homeless in the mainly Muslim north. The slaughter raised the…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] ONITSHA, 22 Feb 2006 (IRIN) - Packs of armed youths killed dozens of people and set fire to mosques and Muslim properties on Wednesday in more revenge attacks…

FAO warns of a regional disaster - targeted vaccination campaigns needed 22 February 2006, Rome - The deadly H5N1 avian influenza virus continues to spread in poultry in Nigeria and could cause a regional disaster despite strong control efforts taken by…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] DAKAR, 22 Feb 2006 (IRIN) - As the deadly H5N1 virus spread to a seventh state in Nigeria, the country's West African neighbours convened in Dakar on Wednesday…