Photo: Africa CheckNew York Times’ tweetThe New York Times tweeted that almost all children younger than 5 have died in north-eastern Nigeria, where the terror group Boko Haram has displaced nearly 1.8 million people. It stated: "The humanitarian crisis in north-eastern Nigeria is so bad that almost all children under 5 have died." 'Situation has somewhat improved'To start with, the New York Times article stated that it "appears" that all children under five in "Nigeria's Borno state" have died. Photo: AFP/Reinnier KazeTo be sure, many children younger than 5 have needlessly died due to malnutrition and the diseases exacerbated by it. Secondly, at the end of last year the International Organisation for Migration counted about 467,000 children younger than 5 in camps for displaced people alone.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 28, 2017 08:34 UTC