UN and Africa

North-east Nigeria’s problems principally due to “development failures”

Children increasingly bear brunt of CAR violence amid mass displacement

Horrific and deadly acts of violence against babies and children have been reported in the Central African Republic (CAR), where fighting has forced tens of thousands of people from their homes in recent months. The warning follows months of renewed conflict involving armed groups in the mineral-rich state, which has seen decades of instability after declaring independence in 1960. Daniel Johnson has more.

MONUSCO “working very closely” with DRC generals on civilian protection

Over 7 million children crossing borders in West and Central Africa: UN