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Growing Risk of ‘mass’ Starvation Deaths In Africa

The United Nations warned Tuesday that "the risk of mass deaths from starvation ... is growing" among people in...

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We Must All Support Fight Against Galamsey!

A media war has been waged on illegal mining popularly known as galamsey and its continuous devastating effects on our...

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More Than 10,000 Attacks On Yemeni Women In 2016

The conflict in Yemen has made women and girls more vulnerable to gender-based violence, with more than 10,000 cases...

International

Uganda At ‘breaking Point’ From S Sudan Refugee Crisis

The United Nations has warned that Uganda is at a "breaking point" as almost 3,000 refugees pour into the country every...

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Cyclone Kills 38, Displaces 53,000 In Madagascar

Cyclone Enawo killed 38 people, injured 180 others and displaced 53,000 after it slammed into Madagascar earlier this...

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10,000 Displaced As Cyclone Pounds Madagascar

More than 10,000 Madagascans have been forced out of their homes over the past 48 hours as tropical cyclone Enawo...

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Cyclone Kills Four, Heading Towards Madagascar Capital

At least four people have been killed by tropical cyclone Enawo in Madagascar, the prime minister said Wednesday, as...

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Cyclone Enawo Batters Madagascar, Threatens Capital

Tropical cyclone Enawo struck Madagascar on Tuesday, buffeting the island with powerful winds, heavy rain and high seas...

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Madagascar Braces For Cyclone Enawo

Madagascan authorities on Monday issued a warning of severe floods and storm damage as tropical cyclone Enawo bore down...

International

More Than 100 Die From Hunger In One Region

Somalia's Prime Minister, Hassan Ali Haire, says 110 people have died from hunger in a single region in the past 48...

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Hungry and Afraid, Mosul Civilians Flee

The gunshot rang out as civilians tried to escape the west of Mosul, where Iraqi forces are battling jihadists, killing...

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Exhausted S.Sudanese Refugees Flock To Sudan Transit Camp

After enduring years of fighting and food shortages, it was the deaths from hunger of many old women and children that...

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Famine Declared In Parts of South Sudan

A famine has been declared in parts of South Sudan, the first to be announced in any part of the world in six years....

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Famine Declared In Parts of South Sudan

A famine has been declared in parts of South Sudan, the first to be announced in any part of the world in six years....

International

South Sudan Declares Famine In Unity State

A famine has been declared in parts of South Sudan, the first to be announced in any part of the world in six years....

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West Mosul Eating Once A Day and Bracing For Worse

As the noose tightens around holdout jihadists in west Mosul, so does the belt around the waists of hundreds of...

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Emergency UN Meeting In Harare Over Armyworm Outbreak

International experts will hold emergency talks in Harare on Tuesday to tackle an outbreak of crop-eating "armyworm"...

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Kenya’s Uhuru Kenyatta Declares Drought A National Disaster

Kenya’s president has declared the drought, which has affected as much as half the country, a national disaster....

Opinion

Simple Tips To Make Your Home Eco-Friendly

The dilemma of developing countries like Nigeria are facing right now is whether to ignore warnings on climate change...