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World Donors Gather In Oslo To Tackle Nigeria Famine

UN aid agencies and donor countries gathered in Oslo Thursday for a two-day meeting to raise emergency aid for millions...

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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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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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UN Food Agency Hopes For Continued US Funding

Maiduguri (Nigeria) (AFP) - The head of the World Food Programme said she was hopeful of continued US funding for the...

Opinion

UN Food Agency Hopes For Continued US Funding

Maiduguri (Nigeria) (AFP) - The head of the World Food Programme said she was hopeful of continued US funding for the...

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UN Relief Coorinator Sees Hope of Emergency Relief For Syria In 2017

UN Emergency relief chief Stephen O’Brien said Thursday that there are some emerging reasons to hope in Syria as far...

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Former President Determine To Eliminate Hunger

The John Agyekum Kufuor Foundation has launched the “Ghana Zero Hunger” Strategic Review to identify the gaps in...

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Kufuor Foundation Takes the Lead In Ghana’s Fight Against Hunger

Still in the bid to eradicate hunger and food insecurity in the country, Kufuor Foundation launches Ghana Zero Hunger...

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Scaling Up Nutrition Investment Through SNV’s V4C Programme

The Government of Ghana is fully aware of the problem of malnutrition in the country and has being taken steps over the...

International

Climate Change Could Render Sudan ‘uninhabitable’

Irregular rain has ruined crops, and the country is experiencing both droughts and floods Sudan's ecosystems and...

International

‘Unprecedented’ Numbers Face Severe Hunger In South Sudan

Some 3.6 million people in South Sudan face severe food shortages - the highest levels ever experienced at harvest time...

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NORDESO Implements 5-Year Advocacy Project In Northern Region

The Northern Development Society (NORDESO), has begun a five-year advocacy project dubbed: “Voice for Change (V4C)”...

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Ghana Needs More Women In Political Positions

Ghanaian’s Ambassador to Italy, Molly Anim-Addo, has called for more participation of women in politics to enable...

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Nov. 13 Major Zambian Media Outlets

The following are news highlights in Zambia's major media outlets on Sunday. — The Zambian government said it will...

International

Haiti Hurricane Death Tolls Doubles To 800

The south-western town of Jeremie suffered the full force of the storm The UN has warned it could take days for the...

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Mahama Speaks Highly of Agric Sector In New York

President John Mahama has been touting his government’s achievement in improving food production at a Food and...