Bomb Puts El Fasher Paediatric Hospital Out of Action Amid Intense Escalation in Fighting
MSF
On the evening of Saturday 11 May, an airstrike carried out by the SAF landed 50 metres from Babiker Nahar Paediatric Hospital, which is supported by Médecins Sans… Read more »
'Keep Working With Us to Build a Better World,' Guterres Says, As Major UN Civil Society Forum Closes in Kenya
UN News
The first-ever UN civil society conference held in Africa wrapped up in Nairobi on Friday hearing calls for "bold and honest" conversations among governments and civil society to… Read more »
Stand Intervenes in Keh-Keh, Pem-Pem No-Go Zones
Liberian Observer
The Liberia National Police has temporarily suspended restrictions on the No-Go Zone for Bike and keh-keh riders, influenced by the intervention of Solidarity and Trust for A New… Read more »
MSF Forced to Suspend Support in Wad Madani
MSF
MSF has been forced to suspend work and withdraw staff from Madani Teaching Hospital, the only functional hospital for the hundreds of thousands of people in dire need of medical… Read more »
Ethnic Cleansing in West Darfur
HRW
Thousands Killed, Half Million Remain Displaced Read more »
Research Exposes Normalization of Gender-Based Online Violence Against Women in Ethiopia
Addis Standard
A study released by the Centre for Information Resilience (CIR) has documented the widespread technology-facilitated gender-based violence (GBV) targeting women who participate in… Read more »
Hand Hygiene Day 2024 - Water Shortages in Nigerian Communities Could Undermine Wash Efforts [blog]
Nigeria Health Watch
Hadiza Mohammed and Onyinye Oranezi (Lead Writers) Read more »
Continental Study On Children Without Parental Care in Africa Launched
Nyasa Times
Minister of Gender Community Development and Social Welfare, Jean Muonaoauza Sendeza, on Wednesday led leaders of the civil society organizations (CSOs) and government officials in… Read more »
Ethiopia - Joint Submission to the Universal Periodic Review [press release]
HRW
Submitted with Physicians for Human Rights in April 2024 for Ethiopia's 4th Periodic Review Read more »
Kenya - Floods Threaten Marginalized People [press release]
HRW
Ensure Speedy Response to Protect Those at Risk Read more »
Major Step in Malaria Prevention As Three West African Countries Roll Out Vaccine [press release]
GAVI
In a significant step forward for malaria prevention in Africa, three countries - Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone - today launched a large-scale rollout of the life-saving malaria… Read more »
Somali NGO Consortium Meeting Convened in Mogadishu
Radio Dalsan
The quarterly meeting of the Somali NGO Consortium consisting of Government and local NGOs was held today, with Somali NATO Disaster Management Agency (SODMA) serving as the chair;… Read more »
Nigerian Journalist's Detention Threatens Press Freedom [press release]
HRW
Immediately Release Daniel Ojukwu if No Charges Brought Read more »
Former President François Bozizé Must Face Trial for Crimes Against Humanity
AI London
Responding to the arrest warrant issued by the Special Criminal Court in Central African Republic against former President François Bozizé, Samira Daoud, Amnesty… Read more »
Malaria On the Rise With Healthcare Out of Reach in Madagascar [press release]
MSF
Madagascar is one of the countries most affected by malaria. According to the Ministry of Public Health, the reported number of malaria cases in 2023 exceeded the national epidemic… Read more »