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.…
Unionists should ‘reach out’ to new communities
BBCEdwin Poots is a South Belfast assembly memberFormer Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Edwin Poots has said unionists need to "reach out" to other communities…
The Local Communities Benefiting From An Initiative Fighting Deforestation In North-East Nigeria
Under the blazing midday sun of Gomboru Liberty in Borno, northeast Nigeria, Ali Yerima, a youth advocate and chairman of the Gomboru Youth Association, was…
Bridging Knowledge and Action: The Role of Epistemic Communities in International Cooperation
Knowledge, information, evidence, and findings have a very important position in the agenda of international cooperation. Knowledge production is actually not only intended in the…
Nigeria’s Cross River Communities Unite Two Years After Bloody Inter-communal Crisis
After years of bloody tussle over a parcel of land at the boundary – Nko, a community in Yakurr Local Government Area and Onyadama in…
Marin caps short-term rentals, saying coastal communities are dying
DILLON BEACH, Calif. — A stay in Brian Maggi’s house, per the Airbnb listing, is what coastal California dreams are made of. “Bathed in natural sunlight,”…
Victims, families, communities – domestic violence has a price the entire nation pays for
"It was like a strategic plan that I was a part of, and I was just the puppet."Jane* was in an abusive relationship for years.Over…
Communities nationwide to get DOT road safety grants from infrastructure law
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Friday that road safety grants announced Friday will help 99 communities around the country improve road safety. Another round of…
Arsonist who torched Geraldton Department of Communities building jailed for 7 years
In short: A Geraldton man has been sentenced to at least five years in prison after being convicted for deliberately lighting the town's Department of Communities building…