2.7 million Zimbabweans need food aid as El Niño compounds a drought crisis, UN food program says
The USAID has estimated that 20 million people in southern Africa will need food relief between January and March
The USAID has estimated that 20 million people in southern Africa will need food relief between January and March
A previous attempt at moving rhinos in the East African nation was a disaster in 2018 as all 11 of the animals died
The statement marked the closest thing to a continent-wide dissent from the declaration Pope Francis approved allowing priests to offer such blessings
The nordic country accused Russia of deliberating ushering the migrants to its normally heavily controlled border
The International Organization for Migration warns of a humanitarian emergency due to the significant amount of victims; at least 3,863 people lost their lives last year trying to cross a European border
An exhibition traces centuries of the history, traditions and artistic influences of the two shores of the Mediterranean through 200 pieces, some of them being shown for the first time
Al-Shabab intensified attacks on Somali military bases in recent months after it lost control of some territory in rural areas
The terrorist group maintains multiple affiliates with the capacity to carry out high-impact attacks, especially in Asia and Africa, despite its weakening in Syria and Iraq
A decade ago, the country suffered from the world’s highest rates of the disease, but an unprecedented health campaign has made it the first nation on track to beat the epidemic, according to the WHO. Now it wants the rest of the continent to be able to follow in its footsteps
Djénabou Bélla Diallo, whose clitoris was cut as a child, is now a midwife and renounces the practice. But the custom is still very common in Guinea-Conakry, which has the world’s second highest population of mutilated females
At stake is the future of one of Africa’s largest nations and one whose mineral resources are increasingly crucial to the global economy
The new law is likely to draw some controversy, especially with the possibility of cash reparations, but Gov. Kathy Hochul said the legislation would open up conversations about what reparations could look like
More could die as forecasts suggest a scarcity of rains and rising heat in parts of the southern African nation
Both oil and European natural gas prices rose partly over market nerves about attacks by the Iranian-backed Houthis, who confirmed two new attacks Monday
Many museums in the U.S. and Europe reckon with collections that contain objects looted from Asia, Africa and other places during centuries of colonialism
The one-time treatment is out of reach in India and Africa — places where the disease is most common. Vast inequities cut much of the world off from gene therapy in general
In 20 years, the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief has saved 25 million lives and enabled 20 million people with HIV to start antiretroviral treatment, among other achievements. The director general of the WHO calls for it to continue
The EU and G7 seek to secure critical minerals in Africa and accelerate green transition after ten years of Xi Jinping’s New Silk Road
The African country combats disease using AI and a community approach in overcrowded jails and mines with surging infection rates
Sudanese higher education students – who have been forced to flee their homes due to violence – now live in poor conditions as displaced people, without any certainty about their education and their future
Sickle cell is most common among Black people and one in 365 Black babies are born with the disease nationally
The hit on world grain supplies from Russia’s war in Ukraine compounds the ills of African conflicts, climate change and the aftereffects of the Covid-19 pandemic
Opposition parties and human rights organizations are questioning the agreement to send 5,000 people due to concerns about risks and lack of transparency
The conflicts in Eastern Europe and the Middle East could make cooperation between the nations to move the globe off fossil fuels even more difficult
President Julius Maada Bio tweeted that the unidentified gunmen attacked an armory in the capital Freetown early Sunday morning
The military governments of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger pledged security and political collaborations under the Alliance of Sahel States
Tumaini Fest has taken place every year on the first weekend in November since 2014, bringing together artists and residents of the Dzaleka camp in Malawi with one goal in mind: to promote coexistence and combat xenophobia