Drought has destroyed crops and livestock in Somalia, and forced mass displacement. Severe funding cuts have worsened the crisis, with one in four children in camps severely malnourished. In eastern DRC, a healthcare workers’ strike over unpaid salaries is disrupting efforts to contain what experts call the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history. Meanwhile, human traffickers are luring victims worldwide with fake job offers, but a survivor in The Gambia is now helping others avoid the same trap.