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‘Because of hunger I am here’

In recent years, seasonal rains in southern Angola stopped coming. As crops died, people ate their valuable livestock, sold everything to buy food and then, when all was gone, they started walking.

Volunteers respond to Gabon election violence

Volunteers respond to Gabon election violenceIntensive preparation before recent elections helped the Gabonese Red Cross Society respond to election-related violence that reportedly left 15 people dead and more than 100 injured. As part of a contingency plan developed by the National Society, 110 volunteers were deployed nationwide to provide assistance to the injured. IFRC emergency [...]