At least six people were killed in northern Burkina Faso in several attacks attributed to jihadists, local and military sources told AFP on Sunday.Several hundred people took to the streets of Burkina over the weekend to protest the wave of jihadist at…
KAMPALA, Uganda has isolated six people suspected to have monkeypox, authorities have confirmed.Among the six are two Congolese refugees aged 2 and 12.Samples from the six have been flown to South Africa for testing as Uganda currently lacks the capaci…
PRETORIA, Fifteen people were killed and 37 injured Friday when a bus and a truck collided on a South African highway near the capital Pretoria, an emergency services spokesman said.“The death toll is now 15 dead, and 37 people have been injured, some …
LONDON — The World Health Organization said it expects to identify more cases of monkeypox as it expands surveillance in countries where the disease is not typically found.As of Saturday, 92 confirmed cases and 28 suspected cases of monkeypox have been…
NAIROBI, Provision of quality and affordable healthcare services to women, children and adolescents in Africa’s conflict hotspots will be a priority, to avert a humanitarian crisis, senior officials said at a virtual forum.Margaret Agama-Anyetei, actin…
MADRID— Spain and Portugal have detected around 30 suspected cases of monkeypox, officials said after British authorities found several cases of the viral infection which is rare in Europe.Health officials have noted some of the UK infections may be th…
The World Health Organization says authorities in Mozambique have declared an outbreak of wild poliovirus type 1 after confirming that a child in the country’s northeastern Tete province has contracted the disease. It becomes the second case of wild po…
UNITED NATIONS– The killing of almost 100 civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) last week, raises concern over persistent insecurity in the area, a UN spokesman said yesterday.Stephane Dujarric, chief spokesman for UN Secretary-Ge…
In Numbers85,788 cumulative and 811 active cases of COVID-19 in Malawi (30 April 2022)USD 1 million six-month (May – October 2022) net funding requirementsUSD 29.4 million funding required for flood response under the flash appealStrategic Outcome 1Flo…
At least 14 people were killed in an overnight attack on a displaced persons camp in east Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ituri province, the latest violence in an area overrun by militants, the army and a civil society leader said on Tuesday.Rebels rai…