Briton’s death in Kenya adds to long list of aid worker killings
Thomson Reuters Foundation The death of a British aid worker in a militant attack in Nairobi this week highlighted the rising number of people killed delivering aid to those in need. Luke Potter, Africa programmes director for the Gatsby Charitable Foundation, was among 21 people killed when gunmen stormed a hotel complex in Kenya’s capital […]
Attacks on aid workers rise in Central African Republic
Thomson Reuters Foundation Armed groups are increasingly attacking aid workers in Central African Republic, obstructing delivery of life-saving supplies to people caught in conflict, the United Nations said on Friday. The number of attacks in the country – one of the world’s most dangerous for humanitarian workers – has increased since April this year, said […]