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After Boko Haram Ambush, U.N. Suspends Aid Missions To Northeastern Nigeria

NPR | By Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

Published July 29, 2016 at 12:59 PM PDT

The United Nations suspended food and relief aid to dangerous and hard-to-access areas in northeastern Nigeria, amid a catastrophic humanitarian crisis affecting half a million people. The move comes after Boko Haram ambushed a humanitarian convoy.

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Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

Ofeibea Quist-Arcton is an award-winning broadcaster from Ghana and is NPR's Africa Correspondent. She describes herself as a "jobbing journalist"—who's often on the hoof, reporting from somewhere.

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