Your daily selection of IRIN Africa English reports, 2/25/2015

	humanitarian news and analysis

Table of contents 1. Three words of advice for WHO Africa's new chief 2. Game of Drones 3. The World Humanitarian Summit: Talking shop or game changer? 4. Boko Haram takes aim at Nigeria's elections Three words of advice for WHO Africa's new chief DAKAR, 24 February 2015 (IRIN) - WHO's new regional director for Africa faces a tough road ahead, as she attempts to restore confidence in the organization following failures to act more quickly during the Ebola outbreak. Read report online Game of Drones BELGRADE, 24 February 2015 (IRIN) - In his latest column, recovering aid worker Paul Currion asks whether the debate over the use of drones misses a fundamental point: Does their very nature compromise humanitarian principles? Read report online The World Humanitarian Summit: Talking shop or game changer? LONDON, 25 February 2015 (IRIN) - With just over one year to go until the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul, aid workers say the consultations so far have broadly succeeded at engaging an unprecedented spectrum of voices, but many fear the process still lacks any clear framework for turning talk into action. IRIN takes a look at the WHS preparations and some of the key issues emerging from the consultation process. Read report online Boko Haram takes aim at Nigeria's elections NAIROBI, 25 February 2015 (IRIN) - Three bomb explosions in the space of two days in northern Nigeria signal a resumption of urban terror tactics by Boko Haram, a jihadist group that wants to demonstrate it is still a force to be reckoned with despite recent military setbacks, according to analysts. Read report online

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