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Africa Leads In The List Of World’s Most Overlooked Crises
Seven countries in Africa have topped the list of the world’s 10 most forgotten crises, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)…
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Fuel Subsidy Is ‘Gone’ And Food Prices Are About To Go Up
News of the intended removal of fuel subsidies took immediate effect at the pump as the price of petroleum almost…
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Residents In Fear As Road Transport Workers Cause Unrest In Ibadan
The sacking of a key transport union “boss” has sparked violence in Ibadan. Drivers and motor park customers had to…
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Vigilantes And Paramilitary Members In Nigeria’s Gwoza Quit Over Lack Of Pay
Members of two armed civilian security groups in a recently resettled area of the North East have quit the protection…
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Boko Haram Steps Up Attacks In Cameroon’s Far North
Boko Haram has increased its attacks on civilians in Cameroon in recent weeks, forcing thousands of people from their homes,…
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Borno IDPs Decry Lack Of Security In Resettlement Camps
Ya Hindi’s troubles started eight years ago when she, alongside her family, was dislocated from Kodo in Borno state when…
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Kenyan Pastor Asked His Followers To Starve Themselves To Death. They Obeyed.
Kenyan evangelical pastor Paul Mackenzie (also spelt Makenzi) convinced hundreds of his followers to starve themselves to death in hopes…
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Children As Young As 3 Sexually Exploited In DR Congo, Say UNICEF
Urgent action is required to address a “horrifying” increase in the rate of sexual violence against women and girls in…
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‘Hundreds Killed’ In Attacks On Villages In Nigeria’s Plateau
The death toll from a series of attacks on villages in Plateau state could be more than 200, local activists…
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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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