The Egyptian army said on Thursday that three flights carrying its troops that were captured by Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces last week have returned to Cairo from Sudan. The announcement confirmed an earlier statement by the Sudanese Armed Forces…
ICRC, TEF partnership to create economic opportunities in conflict prone regions, says ICRC President
Tony Elumelu, Founder of Tony Elumelu Foundation and ICRC President, Peter Maurer Call for a new Private Sector Led approach to human development in Africa Collaboration between humanitarian and the private sector is critical for impact-driven intervention At the just-concluded…
Insurgents are bandits, and we’ll continue to treat them as such, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says remnants of Boko Haram in the North-east region of the country are bandits, “and we will continue to treat them as such.” The President spoke Tuesday at State House, Abuja, while receiving Mr Peter Maurer, President…
We are starving, degraded, IDPs complain (Vanguard)
Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) at Riyom Town Hall camp in Plateau are complaining of starvation, degradation and in inhuman condition. Aside from insufficient food and sustenance, they also complain of sleeping on the bare floor. Mr John Langai, one of…
Fed Govt shocked as Boko Haram kills aid worker (Nation)
The Federal Government yesterday expressed shock over the killing of another aid worker by Boko Haram abductors. The Islamists made good their threat by killing Hauwa Leman, who worked with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The organisation…