UN seeks $70m to control locust plague in Horn of Africa
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said Wednesday it requires 7 billion shillings (about 70 million
Nigeria confirms 41 deaths in Lassa fever outbreak
A total of 41 deaths have been recorded from the latest Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria, as the acute viral
Wuhan’s second makeshift hospital to accommodate more coronavirus patients
The second makeshift hospital in Wuhan, the center of a coronavirus outbreak in central China, will accommodate 1,600 beds, 300
Attack kills 15 in eastern DR Congo
Fifteen people were killed late on Tuesday in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo region of Beni which has been
WHO chief convenes emergency meeting on coronavirus outbreak
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as convened the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee to
Gabon’s Bongo attacks mob justice after ‘child kidnap’ lynchings
Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba has attacked mob justice after a second person was lynched by a crowd in the
Seven Million Ethiopians need food, Humanitarian Aid ~NDRMC
Some seven million people need humanitarian aid including emergency food assistance, according to the National Disaster Risk Management Commission (NDRMC).
Egypt’s Trezeguet fires Aston Villa into Carabao Cup final
Egyptian winger Trézéguet came off the bench to score the winner as Aston Villa progressed to the final of the
Somalia should adopt new electoral law: International partners
The global community is calling on Somali authorities to step up efforts to enact a new electoral law crucial for
South Africa will not evacuate nationals from Wuhan
South Africa will not evacuate its nationals from Wuhan City, China, following the coronavirus outbreak, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said