African leaders seek record World Bank financing to combat climate change
African leaders on Monday called for rich countries to commit record contributions to a low-interest World Bank facility for developing
ICPAC predicts more heavy rainfall in eastern Africa
The IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) has warned that the East African region will experience more heavy rainfall
South Sudan says not blocking humanitarian aid, fuel trucks; UN says no movement yet
While the United Nations accepts South Sudan’s assurances that it is not blocking humanitarian aid trucks, the vehicles are not
Egypt’s Suez Canal rescue teams prevent sinking of cargo ship
The Suez Canal rescue teams prevented a cargo ship from sinking before passing through the waterway, the Suez Canal Authority
Sixteen dead, 28 missing after boat capsizes off Djibouti coast
At least 16 people are dead and 28 missing in a new migrant boat disaster off the coast of the
Phase 2 of a clinical trial for drug targeting kala-azar begins in Ethiopia
The second phase of a clinical trial for an oral drug targeting Kala-azar is underway in Ethiopia. Led by
Kenya welcomes set up of Haiti’s Presidential Transition Council
Kenyan President William Ruto on Saturday commended the establishment of a Presidential Transition Council in gang-riddled Haiti. “I welcome the formal
ICPAC calls for urgent action to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe in Sudan
Humanitarian needs in Sudan have reached alarmingly high proportions and the IGAD Climate Prediction and Application Centre (ICPAC) says urgent
Belgian Marc Brys takes helm of Cameroon’s Indomitable Lions
Cameroon’s renowned football squad, the Indomitable Lions, welcomed their new manager. In a formal ceremony held in the capital Yaoundé,
WHO report raises the alarm over increased viral hepatitis infections
The 2024 Global Hepatitis Report, released Tuesday at the World Hepatitis Summit, indicates that deaths from the world’s second-most infectious