African headlines
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Nigeria: crisis in northeast will worsen without urgent help, says OCHA
Well over eight million people are in need of assistance in Borno,…
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Côte d’Ivoire welcomes families home, as refugee status formally ends
The process to formally end refugee status for Ivorian refugees comes into…
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Window of opportunity closing for South Sudan, on road to lasting peace
“This includes the full and proper participation of women in all the…
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UN food agency announces further refugee ration cuts, in quest for #ZeroHunger
The cause of the imminent cuts is multiplying humanitarian needs around the…
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Mali: Latest attack against UN peacekeepers leaves Guinean ‘blue helmet’ dead
The Guinean peacekeeper was killed by an improvised explosive device, which detonated…
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Building peace: Plotting a route towards democracy in The Gambia
For Isatou Ceesay and Tombong Njie, the term “witch hunt” is not…
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Urgent support needed for 14,000 who fled following Burkina Faso massacre
According to an alert from the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, almost 16,000 mostly…
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Sudan: One-third of population faces acute food insecurity
The Comprehensive Food Security and Vulnerability Assessment (CFSVA) shows that the combined…
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Burkina Faso: UN chief condemns brutal attack that left scores dead
The incident occurred on Saturday night when armed men launched an assault…
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Tanzania: More violence feared over bid to evict Maasai from ancestral lands
The development follows the alleged encroachment on traditional Maasai lands and housing…
