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Millions face flooding threat across west and central Africa |

·October 31, 2022·1 min read

The alert comes amid the worst floods in a decade, which have swept across Nigeria, Chad, Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali and Cameroon. UNHCR spokesperson Olga Sarrado said that hundreds of people had died in Nigeria, where floodwaters in the northeast swept through sites for internally displaced people and host communities...

From the Field: Outreach across the Horn of Africa |

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·August 8, 2022·1 min read

Accompanying Somalia’s newly-appointed drought envoy on his first field visit, the United Nations’ top humanitarian official for the Horn of Africa country warned on Tuesday of the devastating outlook for millions of affected Somalis, amidst heightened risks of famine....

Horn of Africa faces most ‘catastrophic’ food insecurity in decades, warns WHO |

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·August 2, 2022·2 min read

More than 37 million people are facing acute hunger, with approximately seven million children under the age of five acutely malnourished in the region. While finding food and safe water is the absolute priority, WHO said that ensuring a strong health emergency response is needed to avert preventable disease...

South Africa ‘on the precipice of explosive xenophobic violence’, UN experts warn |

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·July 15, 2022·3 min read

In a statement released on Friday, the rights experts cited “Operation Dudula” as an example of hate speech. Originally a social media campaign, Operation Dudula has become an umbrella for the mobilization of violent protests, vigilante violence, arson targeting migrant-owned homes and businesses, and even the murder of foreign nationals....

Animal-to-human diseases on the rise in Africa, warns UN health agency |

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·July 15, 2022·2 min read

“And more than 75 per cent of emerging infectious diseases, are caused by pathogens shared with wild or domestic animals,” WHO Regional Director for Africa Matshidiso Moeti told journalists at a media briefing. “They account for a substantial burden of disease, resulting in about a billion sick people, and millions of...

Greater democratic rule vital to boost security in West Africa and the Sahel |

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·July 8, 2022·2 min read

Khatir Mahamat Saleh Annadif was presenting the latest report of the UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), which he heads, covering developments over the past six months in areas such as politics, security and human rights. Mr. Annadif highlighted some of the dichotomies across a vast region...