Rapports

LAGOS, Jul 28, 2009 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The sectarian unrest that erupted in northern Nigeria's Bauchi State on Sunday has spread to neighboring Adamawa, Kano, Borno and Yobe States where over 300 people were reportedly killed on Monday. About…

Thousands shelter in barracks in city of Maiduguri - Death toll across four states rises above 150 - Islamic group has no clear demands or motive By Ibrahim Mshelizza MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, July 28 (Reuters) - Thousands of Nigerians sheltered in barracks in the northern…

LAGOS, Jul 27, 2009 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Clashes between police, Muslims armed youth escalate in two Nigerian states Clashes between police, Muslims armed youth escalate in two Nigerian states The face off between men of the Nigerian police force and…

Press release No.: IFAD/36/09 Global food security to feature in talks with leaders Abuja and Rome, 23 July 2009: As the lights go down on the G8 Summit in L'Aquila, Kanayo F. Nwanze, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development…

LAGOS, Jul 22, 2009 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- 1st LD Writethru: Nigeria loses 750 mln USD annually to climate change: minister 1st LD Writethru: Nigeria loses 750 mln USD annually to climate change: minister The Nigerian federal government on Tuesday said…

KANO, 22 July 2009 (IRIN) - Some 5,000 inhabitants from five villages in Nigeria's northern Kano state have threatened to relocate to the state capital, Kano, in protest at 30 years of grappling with acute water shortages. Villagers in Rigar-Rana,…

Address Discrimination and Other Root Causes of November 2008 Violence in Jos (Jos, Nigeria) - The Plateau State Judicial Commission of Inquiry in Nigeria should investigate and call for the prosecution of members of the security forces responsible for the…

I. Summary On November 28-29, 2008, deadly clashes between Muslim and Christian mobs and the excessive use of force by security forces left hundreds dead in Jos, Plateau State. Muslim and Christian authorities have collectively documented the deaths of…

In 2009, the northern states of Nigeria have experienced a large polio outbreak due to wild poliovirus type 3 (WPV3) with 258 cases, compared to 32 cases for the same period in 2008. WPV3 from northern Nigeria has this…

LAGOS, Jul 14, 2009 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Nigerian militant group vows to continue attack after leader's release Nigerian militant group vows to continue attack after leader's release Nigeria's major militant group in the oil-rich Niger Delta region, the Movement…