African headlines
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African free trade area could spur sustainable growth: UN chief
The robust growth that many African countries experienced before COVID-19 was lost…
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WFP plan aims to prevent further food aid diversion in Ethiopia
Following widespread diversion of lifesaving food aid in Ethiopia last month, the…
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Ceasefire in Sudan could ‘pave the way’ to peace talks
A crucial ceasefire poised to enter into force in restive Sudan on…
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Horn of Africa: Over 7 million children under the age of 5 remain malnourished
Children in the Horn of Africa are living through an unprecedented large-scale crisis of hunger, displacement, water scarcity,…
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Ghana peacekeeper named UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year
A Ghanaian peacekeeper serving with the United Nations Interim Security Force in Abyei (UNISFA)…
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Trafficking in the Sahel: Guns, gas, and gold
Chili peppers, fake medicine, fuel, gold, guns, humans, and more are being…
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Malawi: Over 500,000 children at risk of malnutrition, UNICEF warns
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is seeking nearly $88 million to assist…
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UNICEF alert over ‘sickening’ levels of sexual violence in eastern DR Congo
The UN Children’s Fund is calling for an urgent increase in funding…
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Security situation in Sahel remains very worrying, Security Council warned
The security situation in the Sahel remains very worrying and the spiralling…
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Sudan crisis: UN continues to scale up aid, as security allows
The UN and humanitarian partners continue to scale up the aid response…
