South African among foreign workers kidnapped in Nigeria
A South Africa is a among seven mineworkers kidnapped from a worksite in Nigeria. Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull confirms three of his compatriots and a New Zealander are among those seized. ends intro The workers are employed by Perth-based mining and engineering company Macmahon Holdings. Australian premier Malcolm Turnbull says the gunmen also shot […]
Children starving to death in northeastern Nigeria
Medical teams are warning of catastrophic conditions in the Northeastern Nigerian town of Bama. Graves are being dug daily to bury victims – mostly children – of the malnutrition in the second largest centre in Borno State that’s cut off by Boko Haram militants. ends intro A Medicines Sans Frontiers team accessed Bama where 24 […]