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Boko Haram Planning Foreign Kidnaps In Northeast Nigeria
Britain and the United States on Friday said Boko Haram was preparing to kidnap foreigners in remote northeast Nigeria,...
Growing African Repression Causing Migrant Exodus
African countries are becoming increasingly repressive and causing more people to leave their homes, British charity...
Boko Haram Planning Foreign Kidnaps In NE Nigeria
Britain and the United States on Friday said Boko Haram was preparing to kidnap foreigners in remote northeast Nigeria,...
Charity Warns S.Sudan ‘man-Made’ Famine Could Kill 6 Million
The famine ravaging South Sudan and its neighbours could claim six million lives, a charity warned Friday, as the...
Hodeida Port Closure Would Be ‘disaster’ For Yemen
A closure of the Hodeida port would "bring disaster to Yemen," which is already on the brink of famine, the new head of...
Over 95,000 S.Sudanese Fled To Sudan In 2017
More than 95,000 South Sudanese have entered Sudan so far this year, the UN said Thursday, as thousands continue to...
Burundi Accused By WFP of Blocking A Convoy
The UN's World Food Programme has said Burundi has blocked an 10-truck aid convoy coming in from Rwanda, the Reuters...
South Sudan War Strains Uganda’s Generous Refugee Policy
Ugandan motorbike taxi driver Sadiq Agotre grumbles as he waits for a rare client among thousands of South Sudanese...
Diarrhoea Kills More Than 500 In Somalia Since January
Cholera and acute diarrhoea have killed more than 500 people and left tens of thousands of others sick in drought-hit...
More Than 100 Million People To Face Severe Food Insecurity
Despite international efforts to address food insecurity, around 108 million people in the world were severely food...
WFP Supports School Girls In Ghana
The World Food Programme (WFP) has introduced a biometric electronic-voucher model for girls under its ‘take home...
Mideast Conflicts Leave Millions Unsure of Next Meal
The devastating conflicts gripping the Middle East and North Africa have left 30 million people unsure of their next...
Ghanaian Staff of UNICEF Reported Missing In South Africa
The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF), has confirmed that one of its associate directors...
Zimbabwe Floods Leave Villagers Stranded
More than 250 people have been killed so far in this rainy season as floods have left remote communities isolated....
Third of Yemen Provinces On Brink of Famine
A third of Yemen's 22 provinces are on the brink of famine, the UN said Friday, warning that 60 percent of the...
Water Carriers In Madagascar Bear Brunt of Global Crisis
As usual, they get up before dawn and, one by one, place their cans in a neat row at the base of the water pump, ready...
‘Severe Lack of Water’ In Maiduguri Refugee Camp
Tens of thousands of people who fled Boko Haram in north-east Nigeria are now facing a severe lack of water, on top of...
Two Malaysian WFP Staff Leave North Korea After Exit Ban
The UN's World Food Programme said two of its Malaysian staff left North Korea Thursday after Kuala Lumpur and...
Famine-Hit South Sudanese Eat Water Lilies To Survive
Thousands of people at the epicentre of a man-made famine in South Sudan emerged from the safety of the swamps this...