Category: Africa

Nigeria: Cholera deaths Top 1,500

LAGOS, Nigeria -- More than 1,500 people have died in Nigeria from a cholera outbreak this year, international health

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700,000 Homeless in Benin Floods

The United Nations refugee agency says it will begin an airlift of tents to the West African state of

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Horror Disease hits Uganda

KAMPALA, Uganda -- A disease whose progression and symptoms seem straight out of a horror movie but which can

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Benin Struggles with Floods

Video Report: Oct. 21 - The West African nation of Benin struggles with flooding that has killed some

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43 Dead in African Floods

COTONOU, Benin – The U.N.'s humanitarian agency says flooding in the West African nation of Benin has killed 43

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Africa urged to tackle climate change

African leaders came under pressure on Wednesday to take concrete actions against global warming at the African Development Forum

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EU tells Nigeria to clean up mining

Kano — As the number of children known to have been poisoned by lead continues to mount, a UN

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UN Completes Nigeria Lead Survey

A United Nations team has finished collecting dozens of soil and water samples in a region of northern Nigeria

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Lead kills 400 Nigerian children

Some 400 children in northern Nigeria have died since March from lead poisoning linked to illegal mining by residents

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Millions homeless after floodgate bungle

Local officials in northern Nigeria say two million people have been displaced after the authorities opened floodgates on two

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