Boko Haram conflict ruins telecoms infrastructureFrom AHMED OBAFEMI in Maiduguri, NigeriaMAIDUGURI, (CAJ News) – THE Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) is appealing for a further US$2,81 million to revive communications infrastructure ravaged by conflict in northeast Nigeria. The organisation, a global network of organisations working together to provide shared communications services in humanitarian emergency, said this was over 50 percent of the funds required. The funding would enable ETC deploy security telecommunications and internet connectivity services in identified common operational areasacross Borno and Yobe States, which are the two regions experiencing the most conflict perpetrated by the Boko Haram. ETC is also working on the programming of handheld radios for humanitarians to access security telecommunications services in Maiduguri and Damaturu in Yobe State. With telecommunications infrastructure having been severely damaged by the conflict, provision and restoration of communications services are required to support the response community.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 13, 2017 12:33 UTC