Aid worker killed in Nigeria after militants’ deadline expires
Three aid workers, Hauwa Mohammed Liman, Alice Loksha and Saifura Hussaini Ahmed Khorsa, were
UN says 833 children released by Nigerian militia group
Abubakar Gambo was among the 833 children released from a militia group fighting against the
One in five children under the age of 15 obese: Unicef
UNICEF, says one in five children under the age of 15 is overweight globally.
Community awareness needed to prevent children being kidnapped
The kidnapping of children in South Africa is receiving a huge amount of attention and the Eastern
Ebola fear empties DR Congo village schools
In the village of Mangina, where dozens have died of Ebola at the epicentre of Democratic Republic
Children particularly affected by Congo Ebola outbreak: UNICEF
UNICEF has said that children represent an unusually high proportion of people affected by the
Militia threat hampers Ebola fight in Congo as disease kills 47
Militia violence in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has prevented aid workers from reaching some
Unicef calls for better protection for children
The United Nations children’s fund Unicef says there is a need to improve the safety of children in
Over 1000 children abducted by Boko Haram since 2013: Unicef
Islamist fighters from Nigeria’s Boko Haram group have abducted more than 1 000 children in the
Children released by armed groups in South Sudan
More than 300 children, 87 of them girls, were released by armed groups in South Sudan on Wednesday,
School machete attack in militant-plagued northeast Nigeria renews classroom fears
A machete-wielding attacker killed two children and gravely wounded two others at a primary school
Partnership puts spotlight on child headed households
Unicef in conjunction with Grey Global Kids Council has joined forces this year and will be focusing
Referral challenge hits bid to contain cholera in Nigeria’s northeast
Efforts to contain a cholera outbreak in northeast Nigeria that has struck more than
1 000 people
Kenyan children malnourished, at risk of dying
International non-governmental organisations working in Kenya say nearly 73 000 children in the
Ailing S Sudan skips Independence Day celebrations
South Sudan marks its sixth Independence anniversary on Sunday, with no festivities to mark the day
Alone in Maiduguri: the orphans of Boko Haram
There are thousands of children orphaned by Boko Haram Islamists now living in the capital of Borno
CAR clashes could trigger humanitarian ‘catastrophe’ – agencies
Clashes between militias near the CAR town of Bambari could soon escalate into full-blown conflict,