Current Affairs

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UN Agency Acts on Somali Food-Aid Claims

Food CrisisThe UN's food agency has blacklisted three contractors named in a UN report which alleged that food aid in Somalia was being diverted.

The World Food Programme said it would not engage in any new work with the contractors and welcomed the report.

The WFP stressed that it had dealt with many of the concerns in the report.

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Police Charge 49 in Nigeria Violence

NigeriaNigerian police say 49 people are to be charged with murder after communal violence left scores of villagers dead.

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United Nations Seeks $59 Million for Refugees in Congo

Refugees in CongoUNITED NATIONS - The United Nations is asking rich nations to help raise $59 million to support refugees who have fled clashes in the cobalt-rich Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Kenyan Floods Kill and Displace Residents

FloodsThe Kenya Red Cross Society Monday continued with search and rescue efforts in areas affected by floods which have killed at least eleven people across Kenya.

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Violence Flares in Nigeria

Violence in NigeriaNigeria's acting president on Sunday ordered the security forces to hunt down those behind clashes involving Muslim herders and Christian villagers in which more than 300 people may have been killed.

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