Communities that border Canada worry U.S. tariffs have personal cost
DETROIT — At the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa, a quote from former President Reagan is engraved on one wall. “Let the 5,000-mile border between Canada and the…
Hit by Violence, Plateau Communities Rebuild with Humanitarian Intervention
For thousands of displaced people in Plateau State, North Central Nigeria, rebuilding life after conflict is daunting. The state has endured years of communal violence,…
L.A.’s Asian immigrant communities prep for raids, brace for deportations
Los Angeles County’s sizable Asian immigrant communities are bracing for disruption and heartache as rumors swirl of mass deportations to be carried out under sweeping…
Cameroon: Calm Returns to Ngaoundal After Deadly Clashes Between Bororo and Gbaya Communities
Some calm is returning to the town of Ngaoundal in the Adamawa Region of Cameroon after several days of deadly clashes between the Bororo and…
AfDB Commits to Supporting Lake Chad Communities with Innovative Financing
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has re-established its commitment to improving development and stability in the Lake Chad region through innovative financing mechanisms, territorial action…
Cradling Babies, Forsaking Dreams: Teenage Pregnancies Strain Lives in Nigeria’s Rural Communities
“If I could go back in time, I would change my fate,” Deborah Salama said, her eyes fixed on the child resting on her lap.…
In Northwest Nigeria, Communities Must Pay Over ₦200 Million to Terrorists ‘for Peace to Reign’
It’s another season of violent impositions, blood taxes, and rural terrorism for locals on the shore of Zamfara, North West Nigeria. Different terror groups have…
Nigerian Communities Continue to Mourn After Airstrike Targeting Lakurawa Kills Many
Ten civilians, mostly women and children, have been killed in yet another military airstrike targeting the Lakurawa terror group in the Gidan Bisa and Rumtuwa…
Rural Communities in Nigeria’s Borno Struggle for Basic Amenities
Baba Aji Fariya, an elderly man with a weathered face and tired eyes, gazes down a sandy path leading out of his village, Fariya, in…
Burnt Armoured Vehicles and Other War Relics Haunt Borno Communities
Adamu Abdulsalam is a civil servant and small-scale farmer who regularly travels from Gwoza town to Kirawa in Borno State, northeastern Nigeria. The 38-year-old often…
Is Nigeria Building Enough Resilience in Local Communities to Tackle Rising Terrorist Attacks?
Many factors aided the incursion of the Lakurawa terror group into the satellite communities of Sokoto and Kebbi states in North West Nigeria. The cracks…
Residents Protest Against Communities Allegedly Aiding Terrorists in Northwestern Nigeria
Hundreds of residents in Moriki town, Zamfara State, in northwestern Nigeria, staged a mass protest on Friday, Nov. 29, accusing neighbouring communities of collaborating with…
ICRC Brings Mobile Clinics to Flood-Affected Communities in Maiduguri
In the aftermath of the recent devastating floods in Maiduguri, Borno State’s capital in northeastern Nigeria, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has…
Leveraging COP 29 for Climate Actions in Nigeria’s Frontline Communities
Aja Bukar had just returned from his farm when we met him at his home in Auno, a small village on the outskirts of Maiduguri,…
Biden announces sharp cuts to methane emissions as Congress delays his climate agenda
The Biden administration announced on Tuesday plans to crack down on emissions of methane, a greenhouse gas many times more potent than carbon dioxide that…
Once upon a time in Dahiyeh: Israel’s destruction of Lebanon’s communities | Israel attacks Lebanon
Mazen used to run a gift and perfume store called Mazen Kado (French for gift) in Mreijeh. He lived what he described as a calm…
FBI operation focuses on 300 unsolved crimes in Native American communities
The FBI said Wednesday that the second year of its Operation Not Forgotten partnership with the Bureau of Indian Affairs-Office of Justice Services focused on…
Terrorists Break Peace Accord With Local Communities in North West Nigeria
Terrorists have violated the peace accord with seven communities in Zamfara state, North West Nigeria. Barely a year after brokering peace with community heads, an…
Coastal communities face ‘catastrophic flooding’ from rising sea levels | Climate News
Surging sea levels are creating “a rising tide of misery” that threaten the future of nearly a billion people that live in low-lying coastal areas,…
Two Years After, Borno’s Resettled Communities Endure Hunger, Insecurity, And Neglect
Inna had just settled her youngest child back to sleep after his fourth restless stirring due to hunger when she heard movement outside her tent.…