Category: Africa
UNICEF has highlighted the number of drought-affected people in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia which has risen from 9.5 million in February to 16.2 million in July, putting children and their families at increased risk of ...
Somalia was hit in 2011-2012 by a famine that killed around 260,000 people, half of whom were children under the age of five. In 2017, another disaster was averted thanks to an early mobilization of ...
The International Decade for People of African Descent (2015-2024) aims to celebrate the significant contributions of people of African descent around the world. It also aims to advance policies of social justice and inclusion, eradicate ...
Since 2015, Burkina Faso has been plagued by terrorist attacks that have claimed many victims and more than 1.9 million internally displaced people. Terrorist attacks in this country have even multiplied in recent months, targeting ...
In East Africa, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has announced that more than 50 million people are expected to face an acute food insecurity crisis this year. It was because of this crisis that ...
This Sunday several hundred people took to the streets to once again chant their opposition to the coup d’etat by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhane, who has ruled Sudan since October. The United Nations and the ...
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and its adverse socio-economic impacts throughout Africa, the crisis in Ukraine threatens to place an excessive burden on African households, most of which were previously struggling to make ...
Two attacks that targeted civilians in the north and north-west of Burkina Faso, killed at least 27 people. According to a provisional assessment indicated by a security source, during the night of Sunday to Monday, ...
The Human Rights Agency (ADH) is deeply concerned about the human rights situation in Eritrea. We are concerned about the weak rule of law and the independence of the judiciary, as well as the lack ...
The low number of deaths expected this year is a great achievement for Africa, which is already a victim of the emergence of new variants, according to Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Africa Director. However, the ...
