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Rely more on local produce to cut food import bills and provide subsidised inputs to boost production, advised the United Nations Food and...

Recent attacks on trucks contracted by the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to transport food to Darfur and Southern Sudan have slowed down deliveries...

A combination of post election turmoil and arid weather conditions are presenting a bleak scenario for food security in Zimbabwe. The UN's Food and...

People vaccinated against meningitis are supposed to have protection for three years but health officials have announced that meningitis epidemics...

The Kenyan government has embarked on an ambitious national programme to fast track the national rollout of male circumcision as a means of...

While driving a rusty old yellow taxi through Dakar’s potholed streets looking for customers, Abdou Ndoye told IRIN how he and his family of nine...

Six children, out of the 103 caught up in the Arche de Zoe affair, rejoined their families in Sudan today, under the auspices of the International...

UNICEF today welcomed the signing of the Children’s Amendment Act by the President of the Republic of South Africa, calling it a major step in...

The ICRC has been stepping up its humanitarian activities in response to escalation of the conflict in eastern parts of the Democratic Republic of...

A man living in Gambia, who has allegedly escaped from prison in the United States, now faces 21 charges in Gambia. He pleaded ‘Not Guilty’ to all...