Globally, Africa is experiencing an exponential increase in the number of cholera cases amid a sharp increase in cases. In Zimbabwe the epidemic has already spread to more than 17 districts traditionally affected by cholera. Zimbabwe’s capital Harare has been declared a state of emergency due to a resurgence of cholera, which has already claimed […]
Since the beginning of 2023, the number of boats departing from Tunisia has increased. Estimations show that in the first six months of 2023, 56% of the people arriving in Italy via the Central Mediterranean route embarked in Tunisia; Evidence provided by some refugees raise the possibility that the tunisian security forces are trying to […]
The war between the army led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhane and the Rapid Support Forces (FSR, paramilitary) of General Mohamed Hamdane Daglo, left more than 9,000 dead according to an estimate by the NGO Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (Acled). For several months, the capital of Sudan, Khartoum, has been the scene […]
Since the start of the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and other armed groups, nearly 9,000 people have reportedly been killed, more than 5.6 million driven from their homes and 25 million people need help. Six months of war have plunged Sudan into one of the worst […]
The Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia was established by the Human Rights Council on 17 December 2021 to conduct extensive and impartial investigations into allegations of violations and abuses of human rights in Ethiopia committed since 3 November 2020 by all parties to the conflict, including the potential gender dimensions of such violations […]
Trade unionists, representatives of civil society, political activists, lawyers and high school students demonstrated their support for the Palestinians in the center of Tunis. At the call of a pro-Palestinian movement (BDS), hundreds of South Africans also organized a rally in front of the American consulate in Johannesburg. Since the start of the war between […]
The conflict in Sudan has transformed many urban areas into battlefields, destroying civilian infrastructure and overwhelming the health system, with around 70% of hospitals non-functional in affected areas. Outbreaks of cholera and dengue fever have been reported in eastern Sudan, where thousands of people are sheltering in crowded camps amid deadly fighting, according to the […]
According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 2,500 migrants died or disappeared in the Mediterranean between January 1 and September 24, 50 percent more than the same period last year. Irregular arrivals of migrants in Italy through the Mediterranean from North Africa has reached to nearly 114300 between January and August, which is […]
The number of deaths in jihadist attacks in Niger has increased since the coup on July 26, according to the NGO Acled. A unit of Operation Almahaou (anti-jihadist) on a security mission in Kandadji, was violently attacked by several hundred terrorists,” the Minister of Defense announced in a press release. In this attack, seven soldiers […]
Tuberculosis is the ninth leading cause of death worldwide. In 2016, 2.5 million people contracted this epidemic in Africa, or a quarter of new cases of tuberculosis worldwide, according to the WHO. World leaders attending a high-level meeting on tuberculosis this month endorsed a Political Declaration with ambitious new goals for the next five years […]