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BURKINA FASO: Lots of rain, li...

BURKINA FASO: Lots of rain, little aid

africa » burkina faso » ouagadougou
IRIN
Saturday, September 08, 2007
Despite continued rain and rising numbers of flood victims in Burkina Faso, aid is limited in this Sahelian country, where, according to local press,...
regional, rain, flood, aid, victims, emergency, destruction
(34 views)
NIGERIA: With new flooding in ...

NIGERIA: With new flooding in Sokoto, 50,000 people displaced nationwide

africa » nigeria » lagos
IRIN
Thursday, September 06, 2007
More than 5,000 people were made homeless by flooding in and around the northern city of Sokoto this week, bringing the number of victims to 50,000...
regional, people, victims, flood, emergency, services, farmland, houses, communities, camps, aid, rivers, streams, committee
(44 views)
SUDAN: Ban to push for peace i...

SUDAN: Ban to push for peace in Darfur

africa » sudan » khartoum
IRIN
Tuesday, September 04, 2007
The visit to Sudan by the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will focus on the search for lasting peace in the Darfur region and encourage progress on...
regional, peace, ban, protection, violence, security, authorities, foundation, un, aid, workers, attacks, civilians, forces, emergency
(44 views)
NIGER: NGOs in north calling f...

NIGER: NGOs in north calling for peace

africa » niger » niamey
IRIN
Thursday, August 30, 2007
A mayor in northern Niger has warned that civilians are increasingly being caught up in insecurity caused by fighting between the Nigerien army and...
regional, insecurity, armed, militias, peace, humanitarian, crisis, fighters, emergency, forces, police, ngo
(37 views)
SIERRA LEONE: Election tension...

SIERRA LEONE: Election tensions could help or hinder democratic process

africa » sierra leone » freetown
IRIN
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
The risk that Sierra Leone could again descend into the chaos and civil war of the 1990s remains unlikely ahead of the second round of presidential...
regional, civil war, elections, emergency, riots, diamond, violence, party, security, democracy, voting, opposition
(47 views)
GUINEA: Cholera cases still ri...

GUINEA: Cholera cases still rising

africa » guinea
IRIN
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
At least 800 more people have been infected with cholera over the last week, bringing the total number of reported cases to 2,500 since January out...
regional, health, disease, cholera, cases, die, people, emergency, facilities, campaign, unicef, red cross, msf, sanitation
(41 views)
13 dead as cargo plane crashes...

13 dead as cargo plane crashes in Congo

africa » congo basin
Wikinews
Monday, August 27, 2007
An Antonov cargo plane has crashed in Congo, killing thirteen people on board.The plane had just taken off from Kongolo, Katanga with a cargo of tin...
regional, cargo, plane, crash, people, aircraft, engine, emergency, transportation, accident, flights, hospital
(43 views)
BURKINA FASO: Flood devastatio...

BURKINA FASO: Flood devastation worsening

africa » burkina faso » ouagadougou
IRIN
Monday, August 27, 2007
At least 23,000 people have been affected by unprecedented floods in Burkina Faso and more destroyed villages are still being reported daily as heavy...
regional, flood, crisis, government, emergency, aid, victims, rain, people, crops
(34 views)
KENYA: Earthquake scare highli...

KENYA: Earthquake scare highlights emergency response weaknesses

africa » kenya » nairobi
IRIN
Sunday, July 29, 2007
A series of earth tremors that caused panic in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, has raised concerns over the country's ability to respond to sudden major...
regional, earthquake, fear, building, panic, disaster, respond, rescue, emergency, floods, catastrophes
(59 views)
Médecins Sans Frontières warns...

Médecins Sans Frontières warns of emerging crisis in eastern Chad

africa » chad
Wikinews
Sunday, July 01, 2007
The non-governmental aid organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), or Doctors Without Borders, warned of a humanitarian crisis developing in the...
regional, crisis, refugees, disease, health, emergency, aid
(39 views)
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