As Killings Rise, Aid Workers Confront Era of Growing Risk
(WorldNews Africa)

Working in conflict zones for years does not make it any less frightening when armed militiamen storm the hospital you run, says Colette Gadenne of medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF). This happened three times in three weeks from May to June in Central African Republic, where Gadenne is head of the mission. In one case, the fighters fired 21 rounds before leaving. Central African Republic is a particularly bad case, but aid workers worldwide are facing an increase in raids, killings and kidnappings as...