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UK Pledges Aid to Help Combat Drought in Somalia

  By Abdi Sheikh   British foreign minister Boris Johnson recently met Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, pledging aid to help combat.

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Drought emergency spirals in Ethiopia amid major aid shortages

By Katy Migiro Millions of drought-stricken Ethiopians needing food, water and emergency medical care are not receiving it due to funding shortages,.

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Millions of People across Africa Need Aid Due to Drought

By Katy Migiro Almost 13 million people across the Horn of Africa need aid due to drought Millions of drought-stricken Ethiopians needing.

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Nigeria: World Donors Gather to Raise Emergency Aid to Tackle Famine in North-East

  UN aid agencies and donor countries recently gathered in Oslo for a two-day meeting to raise emergency aid for millions of.

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Famine-Hit South Sudanese Eat Weeds and Water Lilies to Survive

Like thousands of other South Sudanese families caught up in famine, Sara Dit and her 10 children are hiding from marauding gunmen.

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Magnitude 5.7 Quake Strikes Lake Tanganyika Area: USGS

  An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 struck the southern area of Lake Tanganyika early on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The.

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Britain Pledges Extra $250 Million to Fight Famine in Africa

Britain will provide additional aid money to South Sudan, where famine has been declared in parts of the country, and to Somalia,.

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UN Boosts Aid for Ethiopia, Somalia to Head off Famine

U.N. aid agencies are appealing to international donors to provide money to scale up lifesaving operations in drought-stricken Ethiopia and Somalia, where.

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Drought to Cut Somalia’s 2017 Growth to 2-2.5 Pct- IMF

Somalia’s economy is likely to expand by 2-2.5 percent this year, down from an estimated 3.4 percent last year, as drought cuts.

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Parts of South Sudan Experiencing Famine – Government Official

Parts of war-ravaged South Sudan have been hit by famine, a senior government official said on Monday, saying nearly half the country’s.

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