Nigeria starts large scale evacuation of its citizens from Libya
Nigerians have recently been the largest national group among African migrants travelling to Libya and trying to cross from there to Italy by sea
Caracas shops mobbed as Venezuela's Maduro forces price cuts
News of the discounts spread like wildfire, leading hundreds to mass in front of stores before daybreak
Sudanese police scatter protest sparked by bread price hike
Bread prices in Sudan have doubled since the government eliminated subsidies this week under its 2018 budget
Head of new crisis panel urges access to Myanmar's Rakhine State
"I think press and humanitarian access to Rakhine are important issues as well as free access to other stakeholders"
U.N. to investigate deaths of Tanzanian peacekeepers in Congo
UN suspects rebels from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) carried out the Dec. 7 assault
U.S. official denies that funds for Palestinian refugees frozen
The United States is the largest donor to a UN agency that provides aid to Palestinian refugees, with a pledge of nearly $370 mln as of 2016
Half as many migrants landed in Europe in 2017 as 2016 -IOM
Arrivals down significantly in Italy, Greece
Clashes break out near South Sudan capital in truce violation
The war in the world's youngest country has forced a third of South Sudan's 12 million-strong population to flee their homes
Nigerian military rescues schoolgirl abducted by Boko Haram in 2014
Of the 276 girls who were originally taken, about 60 escaped soon afterwards. Around 100 are still believed to be in captivity.
Suspected diphtheria cases in Yemen near 500 -WHO
The spread of diphtheria - which can be prevented by vaccine - compounds widespread hunger and one of the worst cholera outbreaks ever recorded