Rapports

DAKAR, 26 May 2009 (IRIN) - As violence continued in the Niger Delta region, children's rights campaigners welcomed the passing into law of the Child Rights Act on 26 May in nearby Cross River state. Suomi Sakai, head of the…

DAKAR, 25 May 2009 (IRIN) - Aid agencies are unable to access an area in the Niger Delta where more than 2,000 people are believed to be hiding in the bush after a military offensive against militants forced families…

*17 foreign hostages, 4 Nigerians so far rescued *One militant killed as offensive extends to Rivers state *Military vow to push on until missing soldiers found By Segun Owen WARRI, Nigeria, May 24 (Reuters) - Nigerian security forces freed three more Filipino hostages on…

Abuja (ICRC) - Following the recent violent clashes in the Niger Delta, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Nigerian Red Cross Society provided food, water and soap for some 200 women and children who have…

ABUJA, 22 May 2009 (IRIN) - Thousands of civilians have fled their villages in Nigeria's Delta state after government troops launched an offensive against militant groups in the state on 13 May. Villagers in Delta state's Gbramatu kingdom reported Oporoza and…

ABUJA, May 22 (Reuters) - Nigeria's lower house of parliament has passed a resolution urging President Umaru Yar'Adua to extend the biggest military operation for years in the Niger Delta into neighbouring states. The security forces launched a campaign a week…

Last week, UNAIDS and UNDP in West and Central Africa signed a memorandum of understanding with the Forum of Arab and African Parliamentarians for Population and Development (FAAPPD), working towards the goal of achieving access HIV prevention, treatment, care…

The United Nations health agency says mass vaccination campaigns are reaching more children than ever in polio-prone states in northern Nigeria, one of four countries, along with Afghanistan, India and Pakistan, where the disease is still endemic. The number of…

20,000 people who live in Warri South and southwest local government area, in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, are caught in cross fire between the Joint Task Force (JTF) and armed groups. Thousands have fled their communities and…

DAKAR, 20 May 2009 (IRIN) - In polio-prone states in northern Nigeria recent mass vaccination campaigns are reaching more children than ever, according to the World Health Organization. The number of children in Nigeria who have never been immunised decreased…