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Hajib Mwalimu and other boat men in Zanzibar have been severely affected by the pandemic.
Sahel worries top UN humanitarian 'most'
The UN's humanitarian chief has told BBC Focus on Africa that the "place that worries [him] most" is the central Sahel.
Mark Lowcock of Ocha pointed to conflicts arising from people having to compete for already strained resources - and the combination of "low development", high poverty, accelerating climate change and rapid population growth.
"You're seeing clashes, for example, between farming families and families who make a living through nomadic pastoralism," Mr Lowcock said.
"All of those things, together with the fact that this is not the region where the empowerment of women and girls is advanced as much as in some other places, are causing grievances."
His comments come as the UN hopes to raise $1bn (£770m) with a virtual donor conference hosted with Denmark, Germany and the EU.
Armed militia operate in the Sahel, which has become a frontline in the war against Islamist militancy for almost a decade.
"The extremist groups are one manifestation of that, there's also an uptick in organised crime," Mr Lowcock told the BBC.
He said that people being forced from their homes is "a symptom of these underlying problems".
"Not much short of two million people are now displaced across the region - a massive increase over the last couple of years."
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Crowds on the streets of Conakry on Monday after Cellou Dalein Diallo claimed victory despite no official election resultsImage caption: Crowds on the streets of Conakry on Monday after Cellou Dalein Diallo claimed victory despite no official election results
Guinea's government has condemned the spread of "fake news" online following the first round of Guinea's presidential elections on Sunday.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Mamadi Touré denounced as "completely false" a video circulating online claiming to be a recording of a phone call made by President Alpha Condé conceding defeat to his rival Cellou Dalein Diallo.
He dismissed another viral post claiming that diplomats were putting pressure on President Condé "to accept defeat and that he was trying to "negotiate a second round to avoid humiliation in the first round".
Official results have not yet been announced, despite a declaration of victory by opposition leader Cellou Dalein Diallo on Monday.
Guinea's electoral commission said it was the only body authorised to declare the results.
Nigeria to deploy anti-riot police and fortify prisons
Ishaq Khalid
BBC News, Abuja
Nigeria's police chief Mohammed Adamu has ordered the immediate nationwide
deployment of the anti-riot police unit – the Police Mobile Force (PMF) – "to
protect lives and property of all Nigerians and secure critical national
infrastructure across the country".
The Inspector-General has also ordered
massive deployment of police officers to strengthen security around
prisons nationwide.
In a statement, the police said the orders are coming on the "heels of increasing attacks including acts of
arson and malicious damage to public and private facilities."
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