CLIMATE CHANGE FOCUS: Lake Chad Trees Keep Deadly Drought at Bay

UNDP Chad/Jean Damascene Hakuzim
Desertification threatens the village of Tantaverom. Mbo Malloumu has taken the initiative to plant acacia seedlings to rehabilitate the land. In the past 50 years, Lake Chad basin shrank from 25,000 square kilometers to 2,000square kilometers.

CLIMATE CHANGE FOCUS: Lake Chad Trees Keep Deadly Drought at Bay

NEW YORK, 26 November 2018 / PRN Africa / -- Lake Chad - which originally reached from Chad into Nigeria, Cameroon and Niger - has lost 90 per cent of its surface area due largely to unsustainable water management and climate change.

Global Counterterrorism Efforts Ignore How Terrorists Are Created

Global Counterterrorism Efforts Ignore How Terrorists Are Created

Disparate preventative programs show influence of personal networks may be key to preventing path to violence

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- New Orb Media Inc. reporting and data analysis shows the number of countries impacted by terrorism is up, public acceptance of violence targeting civilians is up, and yet expert knowledge of how to prevent individuals from being drawn into terrorism is limited at best.

Trillions of U.S. dollars have been spent on counterterrorism efforts since 2001, but we still know very little about why people become terrorists. New research shows individual relationships and social circles may be a major factor in attracting and preventing people from joining a violent organization.

Guterres Censures Terrorist Attacks in Nigeria, Pledges UN ‘Solidarity'

OCHA/Yasmina Guerda Aerial view of the town of Rann, Borno State, Nigeria. 23 March 2018.
Guterres Censures Terrorist Attacks in Nigeria, Pledges UN ‘Solidarity'

NEW YORK, 26 November 2018 / PRN Africa / -- On Monday, his spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric, issued a statement extending the UN chief's “heartfelt condolences to the Government of Nigeria and to the families of those who have lost their life.”

According to news reports, a major attack took place earlier this month at a Nigerian military base in north-eastern Borno state carried out by Islamist extremists eight days ago, in which scores of soldiers were killed. Several other bases were said to have been targeted.

2019 is Big Year for Democracy in India, Indonesia and Nigeria -The Economist

Democracy has a big year. Countries with more than a third of the world's population will hold nationwide elections—including India, the world's biggest democracy, as well as Indonesia and Nigeria. Optimists hope this will bring the beginnings of a reversal in the global trend of recent years towards declining freedoms.

Sponsors of Boko Haram Are Desperate To Stop the Re-Election of President Buhari

Sponsors of Boko Haram behind new terrorist attacks to stop the reelection of President Muhammadu Buhari.
They include millionaire arms dealers in the Sahel region.

The renewed incessant attacks of Boko Haram in 2018 are following the same pattern of 2014 before the 2015 presidential election.

Children in Lake Chad Basin Attend School with Help from UN-Backed Fund

UNICEF Chad/2017/Azoura 16-year-old Aisha Mahamadou writes on the blackboard in a school in Dar es Salam refugee camp in the Lake Chad region.

FROM THE FIELD: Children in Lake Chad Basin Attend School with Help from UN-Backed Fund

NEW YORK, 20 November 2018 / PRN Africa / -- The children who are refugees from other countries, internally displaced by conflict and drought and those simply living in some of the poorest parts of the country have not been able to go to school.

German Minister of State Michelle Müntefering Extols Leymah Gbowee for Winning the Bonn International Democracy Prize

Speech by Minister of State Michelle Müntefering honouring Leymah Gbowee at the presentation of the Bonn International Democracy Prize

BERLIN, 20 November 2018 / PRN Africa / -- “You can never leave footprints that last if you are always walking on tiptoe.”

I would like to begin my address, Leymah Gbowee, with this quote by you.

Defence Secretary Reaffirms Commitment To Fight Against Terror in Nigeria

Defence Secretary Reaffirms Commitment To Fight Against Terror in Nigeria

LONDON, 20 November 2018 / PRN Africa / -- The UK stands side by side with our Nigerian partners in the fight against violent extremism, the Defence Secretary reaffirmed in a visit to Nigeria.

In a two-day visit, Defence Secretary, RT. Hon Gavin Williamson, CBE, MP  visited Maiduguri in the north east of the country to witness the impact of the conflict with Boko Haram. He also formally handed over 1million pounds worth of counter improvised explosive device (IED) equipment to help in the fight against the terrorists.

Only Those Suffering from Political Amnesia Will Vote for the PDP

Only those who are suffering from Political Amnesia will vote for the People's Democratic Party (PDP); the most corrupt political party in the history of Nigeria. 

Rivers State was beautiful, peaceful and safe until the PDP came to power in 1999 and turned it into "Rivers of Blood" in violent political elections.



Bayelsa State was also peaceful until the  horrifying Odi massacre on November 20, 1999, by the Nigerian military on the predominantly Ijaw town of Odi in Bayelsa State.
The massacre was ordered by the regime of former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Vice President Atiku Abubakar .

Africa Dialogues for World Children’s Day 2018: African Youth Share Their Vision of the Africa They Want

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Africa Dialogues for World Children’s Day 2018: African Youth Share Their Vision of the Africa They Want

On November 20 (anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child), children raise their voices in solidarity with the world’s most disadvantaged and vulnerable children