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AfricaLink | Deutsche Welle 13.04.2018 | 18:00 UTC Uganda 'positively considering' Israel's request to take 500 migrants A government minister has confirmed that Uganda may take in 500 migrants of African origin. Organizations working with refugees in the East African country warn that resources are already running low. Israel: African migrants must leave the country Uganda sets example for progressive refugee policy Israel suspends UN migrant deal after protests Israel issues deportation notices to African asylum seekers Thousands of Africans protest Israel's mass deportation plan Is Israel Africa's new best friend? Nigeria: Piracy on the rise in the Gulf of Guinea The latest figures from the International Maritime Bureau confirm the rising threat of piracy in Nigerian waters. In response, the navy is changing its strategy, a security analyst tells DW. Indian oil tanker and crew missing off Africa's west coast Pirate attacks on merchant ships on the rise again Germany participates in West African naval exercises DR Congo boycotts donor conference DR Congo has shunned a donors' conference in Geneva aimed at raising billions in aid, saying the country is being given a 'bad image' by the UN. Some 5 million people in the country have been displaced by conflict. From DRC to Uganda: Refugees flee across the water Humanitarian crisis deepens in DR Congo as President Kabila clings to power UN: DR Congo forces killing protesters with 'impunity' UN warns situation in DR Congo reaching 'breaking point' Postponed Congo presidential vote further delayed until 2019 Boko Haram has abducted over 1,000 kids since 2013: UN The UN says more than 1,000 children have been kidnapped by Islamist group Boko Haram in northeastern Nigeria since 2013. The announcement came ahead of the fourth anniversary of the abduction of 276 girls from Chibok. Boko Haram frees abducted Nigerian schoolgirls Nigerian family grieves over abducted schoolgirl Terrorists target schoolgirls in Nigeria UN warns of world's worst humanitarian crisis in Boko Haram region Are Nigerian authorities withholding information on missing Dapchi schoolgirls? Opinion: Chibok girls freed, Boko Haram undefeated Nigeria finds missing Chibok girl after almost four years Nigeria: Suicide bombings kill 13 in Maiduguri Dozens of girls freed from suspected Boko Haram kidnapping Nigeria fails to protect schools from Boko Haram's attacks Several lions dead in Uganda after likely poisoning by herdsmen Wildlife officials have described a rising number of poisoning cases involving lions. Conservationists have warned that such poisonings could have knock-on effects on wildlife in east Africa. Keeping the king alive? Lion breeding in Zimbabwe Tracking lions, saving lives No chance for Africa's lions?   © Deutsche Welle 2018