120K Nigerians Face Boko Haram-Created Famine

There’s growing concern in Nigeria about potential food shortages and famine caused by the radical Islamic group Boko Haram. A new report from the United Nations warns that more than 120,000 Nigerians will likely suffer catastrophic famine-like conditions in the...

Trump attack on judges ‘demoralising’

Donald Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court has described the president’s attacks on the judiciary as “demoralising” and “disheartening”. Neil Gorsuch’s comments were made to a Democratic senator and confirmed by his...

Abdullahi Farmajo elected Somalia’s new President

Somalia on Wednesday elected Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo as new President following a battle that saw 23 candidates take part in an election that had been delayed four times. Farmajo beat his closest challenger and incumbent Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in the second round of...