“Reports from sources on the ground indicate that these people are in dire need of aid,” a United Nations briefing note stated. International and national humanitarian organizations abandoned Rann in January due to ongoing insecurity. Shashwat Saraf, the country director of Action Against Hunger in Nigeria, said it was “difficult to imagine” it being safe for anyone to return. ETHIOPIA TO RECEIVE REPATRIATED STRANDS OF HAIR BELONGING TO FORMER EMPEROR(GIN)—Items stolen from Ethiopia by British troops over the years are being repatriated after renewed pressure from Addis Ababa. The museum now says it hopes the hair will be interred within the tomb alongside the emperor at a monastery in northern Ethiopia.

Source: Ethiopian News March 07, 2019 15:42 UTC