LONDON— Britain and the United States are guilty of crimes against humanity in the forced displacement of indigenous people from the Chagos Islands, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Wednesday.In a new 106-report, the US-based rights group added that th…
ADDIS ABABA— The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has warned that Climate change continues to strike Africa with extreme weather events.The WMO Secretary-General, Professor Petteri Taalas in a statement says the devastating drought in the greate…
ROME – The United Nation’s World Food Programme (WFP) is preparing to support 490,000 people in Burkina Faso, The Gambia and Mali who were impacted by drought in 2022. WFP has received US$15.4 million worth of insurance payouts from African Risk Capaci…
World Bank President David Malpass on Wednesday said he would leave his post by the end of June, months after running afoul of the White House for failing to say whether he accepts the scientific consensus on global warming.Malpass, appointed by former…
A group of Ukrainian protesters have sailed a yacht close to a Russian warship docked in Cape Town ahead of South Africa-hosted wargames with the Russian and Chinese navies. Critics say South Africa’s hosting of Russian warships for drills at the one-y…
OUAGADOUGOU— At least 12 civilian died and six were injured in an attack by suspected insurgents in northwestern Burkina Faso, near the border with Mali, locals said.“Several dozen men on motorbikes attacked the village of Sanakadougou” in Kossi provin…
WASHINGTON — As Ethiopians emerge from two years of conflict, a new Gallup survey paints a bleak picture of people suffering economically and emotionally.The survey conducted in the fall of 2022, found that a record-high 65% of Ethiopians are strugglin…
Geneva/ Nairobi — The International Organization for Migration (IOM), and 47 other partners are appealing today for USD 84 million to provide humanitarian and development assistance to over 1 million migrants and the communities hosting them, many of …
African women and girls are discussing the harassment and discrimination challenges they face trying to conduct cross-border business under the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA).The meeting in Addis Ababa, called “Gender is My Agenda,” …