UN: '100k Nigerians Could Starve'

The UN says the Nigerian military has recaptured large areas once controlled by Boko Haram militants, but continuing insecurity means farmers can't plant crops. It says almost seven million people are in urgent need of humanitarian aid and has appealed for more than a billion dollars to alleviate what it describes as the biggest crisis facing Africa today

(Photo: women gather at bore hole in camp for internally displaced people in Maiduguri, Nigeria
Credit: Reuters)