Nigeria, other African countries top list of ‘neglected displacement crises’

Nigeria and nine other African countries have topped the Norwegian Refugee Council’s annual list of neglected displacement crises. It is the third year in a row African countries have topped the list of neglected displacement crises that is uprooting millions of lives. Nigeria is 10th on the list which is led by the Democratic Republic […]

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Burundi frees some students accused of defacing president’s photo

Burundi said on Tuesday it had released six juveniles who were part of a group of 11 students jailed last week for allegedly defacing a photograph of President Pierre Nkurunziza in a school text book, Reuters report. Authorities in the central African country have been cracking down on critics and the opposition against a backdrop […]

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Pres. Buhari implore African leaders to join hand in achieving justice

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said that to achieve greater peace and political stability in their countries, African leaders must work harder to ensure social justice for all their citizens. He spoke at the Presidential Villa, Abuja while granting audience with the Foreign Minister of Equatorial Guinea, Mr. Agapito Mba Mokuy. Buhari, in a statement by […]

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Security adviser to Burundi’s vice president was killed along his family

A Tutsi general and security advisor to Burundi’s vice president was killed Monday in an attack by heavily-armed men, along with his wife and daughter, a security source said. According to AFP, It was the latest bloodshed to hit a country which has been engulfed by a political crisis which erupted in April 2015 when […]

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