The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will only have successful elections if the United Nations (UN) maintains its strong presence in the country. UN infrastructure and personnel are vital for a credible…
Germany has agreed to support to UN peace keeping mission in Mali, a country facing Islamist insurgency in the vast desert in the country’s north. But there is a problem: The Bundeswehr’s service…
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) is ready to establish an Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) platform for procurement of goods and services in accordance with the promise made by President…
The volume of international transfers of major weapons has grown continuously since 2004 and increased by 8.4 percent between 2007–11 and 2012–16, according to new data on arms transfers published today by…
Following the resolution of the political impasse in The Gambia, a great deal of attention has focused on the role played by the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas). The regional…
World Cancer Day is celebrated globally on February 4 under the tag line “We Can. I Can”. Increased awareness and education about childhood cancers means that more lives are saved. The Conversation…
The World Health Organisation and the United Nations have embarked on a campaign to vaccinate 4.7 million children against measles in Nigerian states affected by conflict. Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria…
Less than a week into his presidency, Donald Trump has made good on his signature campaign threat to start building a wall on the border with Mexico. A second executive order will…
Nigeria’s military has confirmed it has mistakenly killed civilians after bombing a refugee camp in the country’s troubled northeast, close to the Cameroonian border. The death toll, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) says,…
Nigeria has made considerable gains in HIV control though it still carries the third highest burden of the disease globally. More than three million people in the country are living with HIV.…
