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Bashir Orders Full Aid Access To S. Sudan Famine Areas

President Omar al-Bashir has ordered Sudanese authorities to assist the delivery of international humanitarian aid to...

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Father-To-Be Clooney ‘will Stop Going To War Zones’

Hollywood star George Clooney said Thursday that he will be stopping his visits to the world's troublespots now that...

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UN Needs $4.4 Bn For Famine Relief In Four Countries

UN aid agencies need $4.4 billion in emergency funding to address famine in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen, UN...

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Uganda Gold Refinery Raises Alarm Over Conflict Minerals

The inauguration of Uganda's first gold refinery sparked concern Wednesday over the possibility of dirty minerals from...

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Helping the Boko Haram Displaced

Not a single car remains in the town of Dikwa in northeast Nigeria and there's no way to communicate to the outside...

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S. Sudan President Vows Aid Access To Famine-Hit Areas

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir vowed Tuesday that government would ensure aid could reach areas hit by famine after...

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How Bad the Civil Unrest Has Gotten

The famine in South Sudan has made it difficult to engage in subsistence and commercial farming especially in the...

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1.4 Million Children Face Famine In Four Countries

Almost 1.4 million children suffering from severe malnutrition could die this year from famine in Nigeria, Somalia,...

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Five Things To Know

South Sudan, where the government on Monday declared famine in some parts of the country, is mired in an economic...

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Museveni Launches Refinery For Uganda’s ‘mystery Gold’

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has officially inaugurated a gold refinery, mainly owned by a Belgian investor, in...

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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....

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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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South Sudan Warns of Hundreds of Thousands Facing Famine

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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South Sudan Declares Famine In Parts of War-Torn Country

South Sudan's government said on Monday that the country's over three-year war has led to famine in parts of the...

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Aid For Sudan To Drop Despite US Easing Sanctions

Global financial support for humanitarian work in conflict-riven Sudan is expected to drop this year despite improved...

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Third S.Sudan Military Official Quits Over ‘ethnic Crimes’

A third top South Sudanese military official has resigned, accusing President Salva Kiir's regime of war crimes and...

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S. Sudan Minister Quits, Rejoins Machar’s Rebels

South Sudan's labour minister resigned Friday and declared allegiance to rebel leader Riek Machar, making him the...

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South Sudan Minister Defects To Rebels

South Sudan's three-year old civil war has displaced more than 3.5 million people A South Sudanese minister has...