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COVID-19 has deepened a food, education and healthcare crisis affecting the poorest and most vulnerable communities in four countries in West Africa. That’s according to Save the Children. It says an estimated 4.8 million children under 15 in Mauritania, Niger,…
On the occasion of Global Handwashing Day (today the 15th of October), WaterAid, through its regional office in Dakar is calling on the government to double its investment in safe water and sanitation to stop the spread of COVID-19 and…
The outbreak of Covid19 has been blamed for the death of some 430,000 HIV/AIDS patients in sub-Saharan Africa over the past six months, owing to interruptions in treatment due to pandemic’s related restrictions. That’s according to a new report published…
Access to potable water is becoming unbearable to many residents of Freetown, despite the country being open to the Atlantic Ocean. There is however an abundance of it from multiple sources across Sierra Leone, but poorly managed. hence, a huge…
The World Health Organization, WHO has warned in a new report on Wednesday, that the novel coronavirus pandemic threatens to reverse progress towards eliminating tuberculosis, until now the top infectious disease killer globally. According to WHO, the countries hit hard…
The Gambia Government has reopened schools after 6 months of closure due to Covid-19 outbreak. The government came to the decision after consultations with various stakeholders. Sankulleh Janko reports from Banjul.
Former Guinean Prime Minister Bissau – Aristide Gomes is stuck in the premises of the United Nations Integrated Mission in Bissau. A court decision prevents him from leaving. Since last April, Aristide, who said he feared for his life, has…
The Burkinabe government says armed groups have killed about 20 people in attacks on three villages in northern Burkina Faso. The attacks on the villages of Demniol, Bombofa and Peteguerse took place on Wednesday, the communications ministry said, 10 days…
A new report by the International Committee of the Red Cross, ICRC, says rising food prices and job losses triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic are raising fears that food insecurity and malnutrition in lower-income communities across Africa are on the…