Month: February 2023

Deaths From Burkina Faso Army Attack Rise to 51

The death toll from a jihadi attack on a Burkina Faso army unit in the north of the country last week has risen to 51, military officials said Monday, after 43 new bodies were found.The military unit was ambushed in the Sahel region’s Oudalan province,…

UN Appeals for Aid to Assist Malawi Fight Cholera Outbreak

The U.N. in Malawi has launched an urgent appeal for aid to deal with the impact of a record cholera outbreak that has so far killed nearly 1,450 people and infected 45,000.Local health experts say if urgent action isn’t taken to scale up the response,…

WFP Lesotho Country Brief, January 2023

In Numbers679 metric tons of food planned for distribution in JanuaryUS$ 29 m six months (February 2023-June 2023) net funding requirements, representing 85% of total requirements.205,920 people planned in 2023Operational UpdatesActivity 1: Crisis resp…