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Niger: Increasing Number of Children Killed and Recruited by Armed Groups in Sahel’s Tri-border Area – New Report

EDITORSeptember 13, 2021

by EDITORSeptember 13, 20210666

Increasing numbers of children are being killed and targeted for recruitment by armed groups in conflicts raging at Niger’s borders with Mali and Burkina Faso,...

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BREAKING: Kidnapped Kagara 42, Including Students Released

EDITORFebruary 21, 2021

by EDITORFebruary 21, 20210466

The 42 people who were abducted in Government Science College Kagara, Niger State, by some terrorists group have regained freedom. The breakdown of those released...

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Ogun, Kebbi, Kano, Zamfara, Niger Governors Storm Shasha Market To Assess Level Of Damages

EDITORFebruary 16, 2021

by EDITORFebruary 16, 20210538

BY LEVI JOHNSON The Oyo, Kebbi, Kano, Zamfara and Niger states Governors have stormed the Shasha Market of Oyo state to assess the destruction at...

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Woman and Her Baby Abandon As Bandits Kidnap 18 Other Passengers

EDITORFebruary 14, 2021

by EDITORFebruary 14, 20210543

A woman and her baby have been abandoned on the road when a group of bandit attacked a nineteen seaters bus in Niger state and...

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Keys to the Peaceful Sahel

LEVI JOHNSONSeptember 21, 2020September 21, 2020

by LEVI JOHNSONSeptember 21, 2020September 21, 20200521

By Mabingué Ngom If today Mali, Mauritania, Burkina Faso, Niger and Chad are painted red on the security maps of the world, it has nothing...

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AfDB Approves $20m Grant To Curb Spread Of COVID-19 In 5 Countries

EDITORJune 10, 2020June 10, 2020

by EDITORJune 10, 2020June 10, 20200686

BY DAYO ADESULU The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank on 9 June 2020 approved $20 million in grant funding from the African...

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Niger Relaxes Lockdown In State

EDITORJune 9, 2020June 9, 2020

by EDITORJune 9, 2020June 9, 20200546

Niger state Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello has eased the lockdown in the state. Bello, while receiving the technical committee Report for COVID-19 announced that...

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Merck Foundation Partners 18 African First Ladies, Others To Tackle Societal Issues

EDITORJune 9, 2020June 9, 2020

by EDITORJune 9, 2020June 9, 20200712

BY DAYO ADESULU Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany has raced to respond to the Coronavirus pandemic in partnership with 18 African First Ladies,...

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Merck Foundation, African First Ladies Empower African Doctors On Capacity Building

EDITORMay 21, 2020May 21, 2020

by EDITORMay 21, 2020May 21, 20200832

BY DAYO ADESULU Merck Foundation together with African First Ladies has continued its strategy to provide speciality training for African doctors to better manage diabetes...

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Nestlé Supports 850,000 Vulnerable In Nigeria And 6 African Countries With $3.4m To Fight COVID-19

EDITORMay 4, 2020May 4, 2020

by EDITORMay 4, 2020May 4, 20200762

BY DAYO ADESULU Nestlé has devoted $3.4 million to support the more than 850,000 vulnerable people in Central and West Africa to help fight COVID-19....