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In northern Nigeria’s conflict zone, camp closures make for high-risk returns - The New Humanitarian puts quality, independent journalism at the service of the millions of people affected by humanitarian crises around the world

If there is any score card that the failure of the Buhari regime is more glaring, it is the inability of the Buhari regime to contain or even mitigate the growing violence that is nearly in all part of the country; the so called claim of the regime to have “technically defeated” Boko Haram is an outright mirage. The situation in the Northeast remains as worst as ever.

In south-western Niger, organised banditry could reinforce mistrust between ethnic groups and foster insurgencies that jihadists could exploit. The Nigerien authorities should take action to remedy the injustices experienced by communities living off livestock, initiate intercommunal dialogues and better supervise fledgling self-defence groups.

The Catholic Church is Building Mosques Now: What could possibly go wrong? Celebrate diversity! Posted on Christianity exhorts its adherents to be charitable, but it is really charitable to affirm people in a belief system that tells them that hatred, contempt, and violence are blessed by the deity? The question is pertinent because recently in Nigeria and France, Catholic bishops have used the money donated by their own Catholic people to build mosques for Muslims. Charity, foolishness, or b...