UN warns famine could spread beyond South Sudan
A famine has been declared in South Sudan’s Unity State. The Juba government and the United Nations say some 100 000 people are facing starvation, with a million more on the brink of famine. A combination of civil war and an economic collapse have been blamed. ends intro It’s six years since a famine has […]
Nigeria calls on AU to protect its citizens in South Africa
Nigeria’s urging the African Union to step in to stop what it says are xenophobic attacks on its citizens and other Africans in South Africa. The presidency in Abuja says there’s a need for the continental body to intervene urgently, claiming that in the last two years about 116 Nigerians have been killed in Soutb […]
Poachers attacking Gabon’s vital elephant herd
Between 78 and 81 percent of forest elephants in one of Central Africa’s largest preserves have been lost to poachers, according to a new study by researchers from Duke University in the United States It shows more than 25 000 of the estimated 100 000 elephants in Central Africa have been killed for their tusks […]