Poverty and state abuse, not religion, push Africans to militancy, says UN
Thomson Reuters Foundation Poverty and state violence, not religion, are driving young Africans to join militant groups, the United Nations said on Thursday, after interviewing almost 600 recruits. It is easiest for organisations like al-Shabaab and Boko Haram to recruit young people who are unemployed and frustrated about lack of opportunities and services in remote […]
NIGERIA: NEW TRAUMA CENTRE TO HELP 2.7 MILLION CONFLICT-AFFECTED CHILDREN IN COUNTRY’S NORTH
World Watch Monitor reports on a new Open Doors centre opening in northern Nigeria…