Nigeria’s military has rescued 360 people abducted by Boko Haram during an operation in the Mandara Mountains of Borno State, authorities announced this week, marking one of the largest hostage…
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Nigeria’s School Security Crisis Deepens as Rising Abductions Threaten Education and Regional Stability
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEducationEnvironmental ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyHealthNews & AnalysisPolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationSocial ResponsibilitytransportVoices & PerspectivesWest AfricaYouth by Kathambi Muriithi 302 views 4 minutes readProtesters in the North Eastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri have called for urgent government action to address a resurgence of attacks on schools and student abductions, underscoring growing concerns that…
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Benin-Niger Diplomatic Thaw Signals New Chapter for Sahel Trade, Security and Regional Integration
African BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)Development FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyGreen Investment & InfrastructureLaws, Standards & FrameworksMultilateral InstitutionsNews & AnalysisOpinionOpinion & CommentarypolicyPolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationSDGs & National Development PlansSustainability reportingSustainable Finance & ESGVoices & PerspectivesWest Africa by Kathambi Muriithi 450 views 5 minutes readBenin President Romuald Wadagni’s visits to Niger and Burkina Faso this week mark the strongest indication yet of a diplomatic reset between Coastal West Africa and the military-led Sahel states, with…
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Benin’s newly inaugurated president, Romuald Wadagni, pledged to prioritize regional stability, economic cooperation and dialogue on Sunday as Nigerien Prime Minister Ali Mahamane Lamine Zeine attended his swearing-in ceremony in…
