The United Nations warned on Monday that one in four people in Somalia are at risk of severe hunger as a result of the drought that has ravaged the country by decades of war, after three seasons of bad rains. The United Nations expects the crisis to worsen and 4.6 million people in need ofContinue reading “One in four Somalis experience severe hunger due to worsening droughts – UN”
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UNESCO adds Senegal National dish to its cultural heritage list.
The UN’s cultural agency UNESCO on Wednesday added Senegal’s national dish, rice and fish platter, called “Thibou Daeun”, to its cultural heritage list. Senegal’s Ministry of Culture applied in October to include the dish, widely consumed in the West African country, on the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list. “Thibou Dieun” means “rice with fish”Continue reading “UNESCO adds Senegal National dish to its cultural heritage list.”
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