A Painful Chapter In Nigeria’s History
Fifty years ago, the Igbo people of southeast Nigeria seceded, declaring an independent Republic of Biafra and sparking a brutal ...
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Africa, So Close Yet So Far From G7 Summit
It's a powerful symbol: Seven of the world's richest countries gathered in Sicily, a Mediterranean island on whose shores rickety ...
Canadian High Commissioner Cuts Sod For Agro-Processing Factory
The Canadian High Commissioner in Accra, Ms Heater Cameron, has cut the sod for the construction of an agro-processing factory ...
WFP Scales Up Fight Against Malnutrition
The World Food Programme (WFP has launched a five-year integrated agriculture and nutrition project to assist prevent malnutrition among children ...
Funding Shortfall Hits Starving In NE Nigeria
Lack of funding is forcing aid agencies to cut feeding programmes for starving people in northeast Nigeria, the UN said ...
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) to ...
400,000 DR Congo Children At Risk In Violence-Hit Kasai
Almost 400,000 children risk dying of hunger in DR Congo's troubled Kasai region where months of violence has driven over ...
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, which ...
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 ...
1.4 Million Children Acutely Malnourished In Somalia This Year
Somalia, hit by drought and on the verge of famine, will count 1.4 million acutely malnourished children by the end ...
FAO, WAHO Sign Agreement To Support Health Development
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations and the West Africa Health Organisation (WAHO) have signed a ...
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 ...
Libya PM Sarraj Accuses EU of Reneging On Migrant Pledges
The European Union has reneged on pledges to help Libya fight migrant smuggling to Europe, UN-backed Libyan Prime Minister Fayez ...
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 insecure in 2016. ...
Hungry S.Sudanese ‘eat Leaves and Seeds To Survive’
South Sudanese villagers are eating leaves from trees and precious seed stocks as food runs out in areas where famine ...
Evacuation of Syria Towns Delayed
The implementation of a deal to evacuate four besieged Syrian towns has been delayed over last-minute negotiations, a monitor and ...
Water Scarcity Hits Pishegu; Over 2k Lives At Risk
An acute water scarcity has hit Pishegu, a farming community in the Karaga district of Northern region putting residents’ lives ...
Famine-Hit South Sudan Needs ‘humanitarian Corridors’
Children have been affected by malnutrition in South Sudan The main South Sudanese rebel group, SPLM-In Opposition, is calling for ...
Somalia Faces Major Cholera Outbreak
The United Nations has raised alarm over a major outbreak of cholera in southern Somalia. Aid groups are already scrambling ...
Number of Kenyans Going Hungry Doubles To 3 Mn
The number of Kenyans needing emergency food aid has doubled in the past three months to three million, the Red ...