While Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari awaits Senate approval of supplemental fuel subsidies as a part of a wider 413 billion NGN [2.1 billion USD] budget adjustment, black market fuel prices in Borno State capital Maiduguri have reportedly tripled.
Marneuli is the regional capital of Kvemo Kartli, an ethnic Azerbaijani-majority province in eastern Georgia, bordering Armenia and Azerbaijan. The population of Marneuli district is approximately 105,000. Kvemo Kartli was a major industrial area during the Soviet period, but the region saw acute deindustrialization after Georgia gained independence and fell into political and civil strife in the 1990s.
An estimated more than 100,000 refugees from Syria (as well as migrants and refugees from Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq) have come to Bodrum hoping for a safe trip to the European Union.
The Far North region of Cameroon is currently experiencing significant food insecurity, a phenomenon that regularly occurs every five to 10 years. Current contributing factors to food insecurity include climate, rising population numbers, and Boko Haram-related insecurity.