Across the country, the number of out-of-school children is increasing, majorly due to insecurity, poor facilities, poverty and other factors. Daily Trust visited schools in some states and now reports. Apart from challenges in public
South Sudan: Engage the Youth in Building Our New Nation
South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation and an ethnically-diverse country with a population of more than 11 million, celebrated its 10th anniversary on Friday. The country gained her independence from Sudan on July 9, 2011,
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Le Mali prend de plus en plus goût à se faire gouverner par un régime de transition qui lui fait plus de mal qu’un gouvernement régulièrement constitué même pourri par la corruption. Les dysfonctionnements du
Mali: Meurtre, séquestration, détention d’arme à feu… Deux éléments du CMFPR 2 condamnés par la Cour d’assises de Mopti
Accusés de meurtre, séquestration, trouble grave à l’ordre public et détention d’arme à feu, Radéni Ousmane Maïga (né vers 1994 à Bourem) et Sékou Bouri Yattara (cordonnier, né vers 1992 à Diré), tous deux combattants
Mali: 245 terroristes tués et 196 interpellés ces six derniers mois (armée)
Les différentes opérations menées au centre et dans le nord du Mali par l’armée et ses partenaires du 24 décembre 2020 au 30 juin dernier ont permis de tuer 245 terroristes et d’en interpeller 196,
Hunger: Biting cost of insecurity in North-east Nigeria
Amina Adamo, 25, is only too familiar with hunger; she has lived without food for days and with only very small rations for months at a time. Inside her makeshift shelter at the Elmiskin internally
18 Nigerian villagers killed by suspected Islamist militants -officials
Suspected Islamist militants killed 18 people when they attacked a village in northeast Nigeria on Wednesday, two local officials said. Attacks by Islamist militants have been intensifying in northeast Nigeria in recent months, with dozens
DR Congo sees fresh government impetus to fight unrelenting violence in the east
A new government action plan in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has the potential to reverse the urgent and tragic deterioration in the east of the country, where thousands of human rights abuses
Egypt urges UN to back call for binding deal on Ethiopia dam
Egypt’s foreign minister said Wednesday he will urge the U.N. Security Council to require Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia to negotiate a binding agreement within six months on the contentious issue of water availability from the
As France plans to shrink Sahel force, jihadi threat grows
During a grueling, weeks-long mission in northern Mali, French soldiers were confronted by a familiar threat: Extremists trying to impose the same strict Islamic rule that preceded France’s military intervention here more than eight years