Rapports

People living in Nigeria's Niger Delta region are increasingly feeling the impact of armed violence on their communities and their daily routines. A small household survey conducted by the Geneva-based Small Arms Survey in Rivers state in early 2007…

A total of $1.7billion USD has been approved as grants for west and central African states with almost half of the funds dedicated to the procurement of medicines and health commodities for AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. The Minister of State…

KANO, 13 December 2007 (IRIN) - At least six people have been killed and 30 critically injured since clashes between Muslim and Christian communities in the north-central Nigerian city of Bauchi broke out on 11 December, Red Cross workers…

The International Federation's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) is a source of un-earmarked money created by the Federation in 1985 to ensure that immediate financial support is available for Red Cross and Red Crescent response to…

Preface This report is based on field research that was carried out by the Small Arms Survey and our Nigerian partners from September 2006 to April 2007. Consequently, the analysis presented here reflects the situation in Nigeria during this period.…

African Report No. 135 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS The Niger Delta is again at risk of sliding into chaos. The 29 May 2007 inauguration of new federal and state governments offered an opportunity to resolve longstanding conflicts afflicting the oil-rich, deeply…

Dakar/Brussels, 5 December 2007: Nigeria's President Umaru Yar'Adua needs to act decisively to keep violence in the oil-rich Niger Delta from escalating and spreading. Nigeria: Ending Unrest in the Niger Delta,* the latest International Crisis Group report, examines steps needed to address…

LAGOS, Nov 29, 2007 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- At least 14 persons have died because of cholera outbreak in Bokkos Local Government Area in Nigeria's central Plateau State, a state government official confirmed this to local media in the…

KANO, 28 November 2007 (IRIN) - Harvests in many parts of northern Nigeria were so poor this year that many farmers may not have the means to plant next season. "A lot of farmers will have nothing to invest," said…

KANO, 20 November 2007 (IRIN) - Nigeria's judicial system is so flawed, human right groups say, that police frequently take the law into their own hands, torturing and executing suspects without trial, particularly those suspected of armed robbery. "People accused…