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Africa: COVID-19 – Africa's Looming Humanitarian and Security Crisis
allAfrica, 24 March 2020
Africa remains by far the most vulnerable continent in terms of viral and bacterial infections. Covid-19 is likely to prove the worst of these. Numbers shift constantly, but by 24… Read more »
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Africa: Climate Disasters Increase Conflict Risk in Large Countries - Report
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 2 April 2020
Extreme weather bring greater risk of conflict in underdeveloped countries with large populations and ethnic tensions Read more »
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West Africa: Food Insecurity Levels in Sahel 'Spiralling Out of Control' - WFP
UN News, 2 April 2020
Food insecurity levels in the Sahel region are "spiralling out of control", the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Thursday, as it expressed concerns about the potential impact on… Read more »
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Africa: Climate Change Could Further Escalate Violence
IPS, 28 October 2019
Nearly 50 million people in west Africa rely on agriculture and livestock for their livelihood but the land available for pastoral use has been rapidly shrinking. Read more »