One in three Africans is chronically hungry, despite $3 billion spent on food aid for the continent annually and $33 billion in food imports, the director of the…
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Kenya: Kidney Transplant Opens New Frontier for Patients in Continent
The cord of love between two sisters proved unbreakable when one put her life on the line to save the other. Ms Mary Nginyo, 32, was diagnosed with…
Chad: Hungry Season Sets in Early
The poorest households in Chad will find themselves with no food reserves in the coming weeks, according to the US famine early warning systems network, FEWSNET.
Libya accepts U.S. apology over comments on Libyan leader
The Libyan Foreign Ministry on Wednesday accepted an apology from the U.S. State Department over its spokesman's comments on Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
Nigerian violence fed by ethnic, economic issues, ex-president says
Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo insisted Wednesday that this week's explosion of violence that claimed at least 200 lives is not driven by religious tensions between Christians and…
Germany gives Burundi 22.5 mln euros for water, poverty fight
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) - Germany on Tuesday gave Burundi a 22.5 million euro grant to help the tiny central African country improve its water supply and reduce poverty.
Hillary Clinton seeks Nigeria trial for Jos massacres
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has urged Nigeria to arrest and try those responsible for killing hundreds of people near the city of Jos. The massacre is…
Africom commander says U.S. supports Somali government to retake Mogadishu
A senior U.S. military commander said on Tuesday the United States would support the Somali transitional government to retake the national capital Mogadishu. William Ward, who runs the…
West Africa: UN project boosts farmers’ lives
A UN-German supported agricultural scheme is changing the lives of farmers engaging in organic farming in five West African nations - Senegal, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso, Cameroon and…
Több száz halott Nigériában
Emberek százait – köztük rengeteg nőt és gyermeket – öltek meg egy etnikai konfliktus során a nigériai Jos város közelében hétvégén.