Alarm Over Mali’s Food Crisis

Food prices in the region of Gao have gone up drastically, causing 80% of adults to reduce their food intake to feed children, its research shows

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One Million Trapped in Dire Need…

The former head of the UN in Sudan has criticized NGOs for failing to campaign for aid to flow to people trapped in a war zone on the border with South Sudan

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World’s 100 Richest Earned Enough Last Year to End Global Poverty 4 Times Over

The world’s 100 richest people earned a stunning total of $240 billion in 2012 – enough money to end extreme poverty worldwide four times over, Oxfam has revealed

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Bank Profits From Global Food Crisis

Barclays has made as much as half a billion pounds in two years from speculating on food staples such as wheat and soya, prompting allegations that banks are profiting handsomely from the global food crisis

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Hundreds Killed in The Congo

As the 150,000-strong Congolese army and 20,000 U.N. peacekeepers have redeployed against M23 rebels in North Kivu province, fighting has spread to villages and towns, with the combatants often aiming to gain control of mines.

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Thousands at Risk in Kenyan Refugee Camp

Last year, tens of thousands of people flooded into the camp to flee poverty and violence in Somalia, made worse by the region’s most severe drought in 60 years, with famine declared in some areas.

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