
UN head calls for massive support for drought-hit Somalia
UN chief António Guterres has met with Somali leaders on a surprise visit to the country.
UN chief António Guterres during a visit to Somalia, calls on international donors to massively increase humanitarian support to the drought-hit country.
We speak to Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement agency (NDLEA) about their latest major successes in intercepting drug traffickers and using social media as a tool to deter others.
And in our top story, how M23 group are beginning to systematically withdraw from occupied areas in D R Congo’s North Kivu province, handing over territory to the East African Community Regional force. But there are concerns the rebel fighters could regroup elsewhere.
(Photo: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (C) is escorted by staff as he visits an Internally Displaced Persons camp in Baidoa, Somalia. Credit: Getty Images.)
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