Over 80 survivors, two dead in migrant rescues off Libya – MSF says
February 18, 2024 More than 80 migrants were saved, but two died and three were missing following two sea rescue operations in the Mediterranean off the coast of Libya, the…
US urges Nigerian authorities to investigate air strike killing of herders
June 10, 2023 The United States urged Nigerian authorities on Friday to investigate an air strike that Reuters reported killed dozens of cattle herders earlier this year and highlighted a…
Suspected Diphtheria Outbreak Kills 18 In Kano
January 20, 2023 Eighteen people have been confirmed dead from suspected cases of diphtheria outbreak that hit the commercial city of Kano State in Northwest Nigeria. The State Epidemiologist, Dr….
Nigeria’s northwest faces worsening malnutrition – MSF
September 28, 2022 Nigeria faces worsening malnutrition in the northwest due to insecurity, high food prices and the impact of climate change, Medicines Sans Frontiers (MSF) said on Tuesday, calling…
Violence in Zamfara state spawns humanitarian crisis -MSF
June 4, 2021 Rising insecurity in Nigeria’s northwestern state of Zamfara has spawned a humanitarian crisis, International aid group Medicins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said on Thursday. Gunmen, often riding motorcycles,…
COVID-19: Health workers face violence from fearful communities – Aid agencies
Healthcare workers fighting coronavirus in dozens of countries are facing violence from fearful communities who have attacked doctors and burned down clinics, aid agencies said on Tuesday. In Colombia, ambulances…
U.S. stays away as world leaders launch plan to accelerate COVID-19 drugs, vaccine
World leaders pledged on Friday to accelerate work on tests, drugs and vaccines against COVID-19 and to share them around the globe, but the United States did not take part…
Borno identifies 99 contacts of COVID-19 index case, to begin lockdown April 22
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum In a State wide broadcast on Monday, the governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, disclosed that it has traced 99 persons who may…
Stay off conflict zones, terrorists are only trained to kill –Â Army urges MSFÂ
The Nigerian Army has urged officials of the Medicine Sans Frontier (MSF), otherwise known as Doctors Without Borders, and other international groups to desist from visiting conflict zones in the…
New migrants moved to Libya detention centre hit by deadly air strike
More migrants have been moved to a detention center in Libya’s capital where an air strike killed more than 50 last week, despite a risk it could be hit again…