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Ethiopia’s month-long war in its northern Tigray region has severely hampered efforts to fight one of Africa’s worst coronavirus outbreaks, as the fighting has displaced almost 1 million people and strained local humanitarian services to the breaking point. Tens of…
Cameroon conducted regional elections on Sunday with residents voting for the first time for members of the country’s upper House of legislature. Local representatives voted to appoint councils in all 10 regions made up of delegates and traditional rulers. It…
The Ethiopian government has granted the United Nations full access to deliver aid to Tigray, northern region of the country following weeks of lobbying amid military operation. The Agreement signed by Ethiopia’s peace minister Wednesday, allows for "unimpeded, sustained and…
The head of the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR said on Sunday, he hoped humanitarian access to Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region would be granted soon by the Ethiopian authorities. Thousands of people are believed to have been killed and nearly 44,000…
The fugitive leader of Ethiopia’s defiant Tigray region on Monday called on Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to stop what he called “the madness” and withdraw troops from the region as he asserted that fighting continues “on every front”. His statement…
African envoys visited Ethiopia Wednesday to plead for peace, hours before an ultimatum was to expire for Tigrayan forces to surrender or face an assault on the northern region’s capital. Rights groups fear the onslaught could bring huge civilian casualties.…
The World health Organization WHO Africa regional office is calling on African governments to urgently step up their preparedness in covid19 vaccination campaign. WHO regional director for Africa – Dr Matshidiso Moeti made the call on Thursday during a virtual…
The Desert Locust crisis which struck the greater Horn of Africa region earlier this year threatening food supplies for millions, could re-escalate as recent strong winds carried mature swarmlets from southern Somalia into eastern and northeastern Kenya. The UN Food…
A former militia leader in the Democratic Republic of Congo was sentenced Monday to life in prison for war crimes and mass rape, a decision hailed by the United Nations. Ntabo Ntaberi Sheka was convicted of "murder, rape, sexual slavery,…
The leader of Ethiopia's dissident Tigray region said Monday that his people were "ready to die" defending their homeland, rejecting Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's ultimatum that they surrender within 72 hours. Abiy launched a military campaign against the Tigray People's…
Kenya’s Ministry of Health has denied claims that it has neglected health care workers, after numerous complaints and threats for industrial action. The unions have been complaining over lack of adequate Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs), lack of comprehensive medical cover,…
Ethiopia’s prime minister has issued an ultimatum to Tigrayan regional forces to surrender or face a military offensive on the state’s capital of Mekele. The Ethiopian army has been battling local forces in Tigray since conflict broke out on November…
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