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MSF suspends operations in northwest Burkina Faso after gunmen kill two staff

Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has suspended its operations in an area of northwest Burkina Faso where armed assailants killed two of its employees on Wednesday, the medical charity said in a statement.

Reuters · Feb 8, 2023

Gunmen kill two MSF workers in west Burkina Faso

Armed assailants killed two Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) employees in west Burkina Faso on Wednesday, a spokesperson for the medical charity said, the latest reported attack in a country grappling with a violent jihadist insurgency.

Reuters · Feb 8, 2023

Mozambique's extremist rebels kill aid worker in north

Extremist rebels in Mozambique’s northern Cabo Delgado province have killed a worker for the international charity Doctors Without Borders, shortly after a former vice president of the organization was asked to produce a report into the humanitarian situation in the conflict-hit region

The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2023

Federal review launched into visa program for Afghans who assisted ADF, amid Taliban threat

The federal government will review its program to prioritise visas for Afghans who worked for the Australian Defence Force in a bid to help those now threatened by the Taliban — but one former interpreter says those desperate for refuge can't afford to wait.

ABC News · Nov 10, 2022

Stranded migrants disembark in Italy as one ship heads to France

Nearly 250 people have been allowed to disembark after being shunned by Italy’s government as ‘residual cargo’.

Al Jazeera · Nov 9, 2022

‘Rampant violence’ in Syrian camp for ISIL-linked detainees: MSF

Al-Hol camp in northern Syria holds displaced refugees and families of ISIL (ISIS) fighters.

Al Jazeera · Nov 8, 2022

Group Warns of Rampant Violence in Syria Camp of ISIS Families

A sprawling camp in northeastern Syria housing tens of thousands of women and children linked to the ISIS group is witnessing pervasive violence, exploitation and lawlessness, an international aids group said Monday. Doctors Without Borders also said that countries with citizens held in the detention center of al-Hol in Syria’s…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 7, 2022

Group warns of rampant violence in Syria camp of IS families

An international aid group is warning that a sprawling camp in northeastern Syria that houses tens of thousands of women and children linked to the extremist Islamic State group is witnessing pervasive violence, exploitation and lawless

The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2022

Nearly 1,000 migrants stranded on board NGO ships as storm hits

Three NGO ships are stranded in the Mediterranean as Italy and Malta fail to greenlight entrance into port.

Al Jazeera · Nov 5, 2022

Malnutrition woes overwhelm children in northeast Nigeria

Over 1.3 million children under 5 are likely suffering acute malnourishment in northeast Nigeria, according to the UN.

Al Jazeera · Nov 5, 2022