Emergencies
HumAngle’s Emergencies Desk focuses on emergencies such as disease outbreaks, flooding incidents, natural disasters, post-election violence, breaking reports of large-scale abductions/ killings, and so on.
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MSF Raises Concern Over Worsening Humanitarian Situation As Sudan Crisis Enters Sixth Month
Medical relief organisation, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has expressed concerns over the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Sudan during a virtual…
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MSF Calls For Urgent Response To Nigeria’s Escalating Diphtheria Outbreak
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is concerned about the record number of diphtheria cases in Nigeria. The international humanitarian organisation, also…
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Survivors Of Boat Mishap In Northeast Nigeria Narrate Harrowing Ordeal
Joy Ibrahim, a 29-year-old survivor, recounted the terrifying moment when a boat capsized in the river between Dandu and Rugange…
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Cost Of Living Crisis: The Fire Risks Nigerians Face To Save Money On Fuel
Smoke flowed into houses around Oja-tuntun market in Ile-Ife, Osun State, in the early hours of Dec 2, 2020. Before…
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Conflict And Climate Shocks Exacerbating Cholera Outbreaks In Horn Of Africa – MSF
The Cholera outbreak in Eastern Africa may become even more devastating in the coming months, international humanitarian organisation, Médecins Sans…
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REPORT CARD: Nigerian Govt’s Response To Recurrent Floods Under Buhari-led Administration
2015 At the start of the administration floods affected six states, resulting in the loss of 53 lives and displacing…
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Patients Stranded As Cameroon Health Workers Protest Poor Working Conditions
As patients lay at the Yaoundé Emergency Centre (CURY) unattended for five hours, over 150 nurses stormed the Ministry of…
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Inside Nigeria’s Stinking And Dilapidated Police Barracks
“I no longer believe in the police force,” said Stephen Amos, an inspector who has served his country for over…
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Fire Guts Another Market In Maiduguri
Another incident of fire disaster occurred at a significant market in Maiduguri, Borno state. The fire, at about 3 p.m.…
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Grieving Traders Count Their Losses At Maiduguri Market Destroyed By Fire
“Nothing was spared in my shop – everything went down in the ashes,” said Mohammed Alibe, who owns a general…
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