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Plateau authorities disbursed N1.5 billion to families affected by attacks that killed at least nine, including a pastor, while imposing a curfew on three local government areas and calling for stronger prevention measures.
Seven Ethiopian armed groups have formed the Alliance for Survival to overthrow the federal government and install a transitional administration, raising fears of wider conflict in a country already plagued by insurgencies in multiple regions.
An Anambra High Court sentenced native doctor Ekene Igboekweze to 12 years for conspiracy, kidnapping and money rituals after the state banned such practices. Separately, 37 suspected illegal gold miners died in Niger state custody, prompting protests and a presidential investigation.
37 suspected illegal miners arrested in Niger State died while in Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps custody, triggering demands for independent investigations, autopsies and prosecutions from opposition parties, Amnesty International and the federal government.
Situation report on the Democratic Republic of the Congo: ongoing conflict in North Kivu drives displacement and restricts humanitarian access while the Ebola outbreak exceeds 7200 cases and 3500 deaths across seven provinces.
Situation report on attacks in Nigeria's Benue and Plateau states in September 2026 that killed at least 21 people, including security forces, with government, military and community responses.
Current wars in the world include Sudan's ongoing conflict between SAF and RSF, with the Sovereignty Council chief excluding the RSF from national dialogue, new chemical weapons allegations, and severe humanitarian impacts.
A UN agency reports more than 1,200 people displaced in Sudan’s Blue Nile and North Darfur amid insecurity. Sudanese political forces reject a national dialogue proposal while chemical weapons allegations against the army and regional denials by Chad add to the conflict’s complexity.
Situation report on recent SPLM-N attacks in Sudan’s South Kordofan that killed at least 26 civilians, UN warnings of foreign-driven escalation, and new displacement in Blue Nile amid a war that has displaced 13 million people.
A UN fact-finding mission documents how foreign weapons, Colombian contractors and logistical networks are sustaining Sudan’s conflict, enabling drone strikes that have killed over 1,000 civilians and may amount to war crimes.
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