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Trump Commits $300 Million To Fight Africa Famine

US President Donald Trump told Pope Francis on Wednesday he was committing more than $300 million (270 million euros)...

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UN To Honour Two Ghanaian Peacekeepers Posthumously

Two fallen peacekeepers from Ghana will be honoured at the United Nations Headquarters on Wednesday, 24 May, to mark...

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Kiir Opens S.Sudan Dialogue With Unilateral Ceasefire

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir declared a unilateral ceasefire Monday as he launched a national dialogue, a...

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More Than One Million On Brink of Starvation

reas outside the famine zones are also suffering from severe food shortages. It has been three months since famine,...

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East African Leaders Press EU To Lift Burundi Sanctions

The presidents of Tanzania and Uganda called Saturday on the EU to lift sanctions on Burundi, but a diplomatic for the...

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Uganda Halts Hunt For LRA Warlord

Sweat soaks into the bright red neckerchiefs of the soldiers slouching to attention on a steamy parade ground deep in...

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Children In War Zones Need Education, Say Campaigners

Campaigners Friday pleaded for more help for millions of children in conflict zones who are missing years of school,...

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Boko Haram Traps Starving People In Nigeria, UN Warns

Two million people are teetering on the brink of famine in northeastern Nigeria but efforts to reach some are being...

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The Orphans of Boko Haram

After a night on the streets, the pack of young boys move into Maiduguri's abandoned amusement park in the early...

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Yemen Cholera Death Toll Reaches 184

A cholera outbreak in war-torn Yemen has killed 184 people in recent weeks with another 11,000 suspected cases across...

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Yemen Rebels Declare State of Emergency Over Cholera Outbreak

Rebel authorities in Yemen's capital have sounded the alarm over a spreading cholera outbreak that has killed dozens in...

International

UN Wants More Than $1bn To Help With South Sudan

Neighbouring countries are struggling to cope with the refugees crossing over from South Sudan UN aid agencies are...

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South Sudanese Refugees Need $1.4 Bn This Year

The United Nations said Monday that $1.4 billion (1.3 billion euros) was needed this year alone to help the nearly two...

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Yemen Declares State of Emergency Over Cholera Outbreak

Authorities in Sanaa, which is controlled by Shiite rebels, have declared a state of emergency in the Yemeni capital,...

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115 Dead As Yemen Cholera Outbreak Spreads

A cholera outbreak in war-torn Yemen has killed 115 people and left 8,500 ill as hospitals struggle to cope with an...

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115 Dead As Yemen Cholera Outbreak Spreads

A cholera outbreak in war-torn Yemen has killed 115 people and left 8,500 ill as hospitals struggle to cope with an...

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Sacked South Sudan Army Chief Returns To Juba

Sacked South Sudanese army chief Paul Malong, returned to the capital Juba on Saturday claiming he had been asked to...

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President Seeks To Assert South Sudan Authority After Sacking Army…

South Sudan's president insisted Friday that the security situation was "normal" and that people had no reason to...

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UN Confirms 58 Cholera Cases Across Yemen

The United Nations on Thursday confirmed 58 cases of cholera and 47 cholera-associated deaths across war-torn Yemen in...