Mali’s army said Friday that it had killed 203 combatants in an operation in the center of Sahel state, an apparent uptick in violence in the conflict-torn country.The army said the March 23-31 military operation took place in Sahel’s Moura area, which…
The U.N. refugee agency says some 46,000 Congolese who fled violent clashes early this week in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s North Kivu province need emergency assistance.The fighting, which erupted March 28 between M23, a rebel military group, an…
GENEVA — Aid agencies warn hundreds of thousands of South Sudanese are likely to suffer devastating consequences during this year’s wet season without emergency international support to head off the worst impacts.Record rainfall over the past three yea…
A United Nations spokesperson says no one survived Tuesday when a helicopter crashed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo with eight U.N. peacekeepers on board.Earlier, U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the helicopter was carrying six crew m…
Leaders from Amuru district have received an assortment of items aimed at supporting about 2,500 vulnerable people affected by COVID-19.The “Dignity kits” were handed over by Mr. Sanusi Tejan Savage, Chief of Mission of the International Organization f…
Cameroon’s public health ministry says a cholera outbreak is sweeping across the towns of Limbe, Buea and Tiko, near the border with Nigeria.The government says 12 of the 600 patients rushed to hospitals in those towns died within the past 72 hours.Nye…
Aid agencies working in East Africa warn of a massive humanitarian crisis if the coming rainy season falls short of expectations. The aid groups say persistent drought has left 44 million people in urgent need of assistance across Ethiopia, Kenya, Soma…
Good morning, good afternoon and good evening.The global increase in COVID-19 cases continues, driven by large outbreaks in Asia and a fresh wave in Europe.Several countries are now seeing their highest death rates since the beginning of the pandemic.T…
GENEVA— The world is spending nowhere near enough to revive the fight against tuberculosis after the Covid-19 crisis wiped out years of progress, the WHO said.Ahead of World Tuberculosis Day on Thursday, the World Health Organization said global spendi…
Lilongwe, 20 March 2022 – More than nine million children are to be vaccinated against polio in the first round of a mass campaign across four countries in Eastern and Southern Africa, after an outbreak was confirmed in Malawi.The drive, led by governm…