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For years, New Zealand's government and international media worked to keep Louisa Akavi's name secret. Now the Red Cross hopes that releasing it will lead to information on her whereabouts.

It's a timely question in the wake of attacks on civilians, aid workers and hospitals. Here's a guide to their history and their content.

The staffers were on their way to deliver livestock materials when they were attacked in the province of Jawzan. The International Committee of the Red Cross says it doesn't know who is responsible.

Doctors Without Borders says the death toll may be significantly higher, with the majority of the victims women and children. The government has said the strike in restive Borno state was an accident.