7 million internally displaced people live in Central Africa – they need more support

Displaced people are forced to live in crowded and unsanitary camps

Urgent funds required to help 385,000 people in Nigeria

Three consecutive planting seasons have been lost due to conflicts in northeastern part of the country

By 2015, Nigeria will account for one-fifth of all births in Africa

With increasing poverty and lack of educational infrastructure, many children will be driven towards crime, violence and insurgency

What Africa needs to do to avert demographic disaster

Better family planning and support from international community much needed, says Unicef

Climate change fuelling conflict in Lake Chad Basin: Report

Shrinking natural resources due to adverse weather heightening tensions, says human rights group

Wildlife decline causes human trafficking, child slavery: study

Depletion of species has increased the need for labour

Nigeria was once an indisputable leader in Africa: What happened?

The intractable problems of Boko Haram and Islamic State, coupled with kidnappings, have created a security crisis in the country