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New Facebook ‘Safety Check’ maps to help with disaster response

New Facebook ‘Safety Check’ maps to help with disaster response

There are 170 million Facebook users on the African continent, including some 70 percent of people who are online, and most of them are familiar with features like “Safety Check” in times of a natural disaster or emergency. That’s true, for example, in the ongoing Western Cape wildfires where Facebook Safety…

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Somalia: World Bank approves USD$50 million for drought emergency

Somalia: World Bank approves USD$50 million for drought emergency

The World Bank has approved USD$50 million in grant funding to assist with the drought and famine response, and provide humanitarian aid to Somalia. The Somalia Emergency Drought Response and Recovery Project (SEDRP) will be coordinated through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the United Nations Food…

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Update: At least 90 dead at Borno IDP camp after Nigeria bombing accident

Update: At least 90 dead at Borno IDP camp after Nigeria bombing accident

The death toll continues to rise following an incident Tuesday when a Nigerian fighter jet unintentionally bombed a camp for internally displaced people in Rann, near the border of Cameroon in the nation’s far northeast. At least 90 people were killed in the bombing, according to a Friday update from…

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