April 09
Africa: WHO Sounds Alarm On Viral Hepatitis Infections Claiming 3500 Lives Each Day [press release]
WHO
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) 2024 Global Hepatitis Report, the number of lives lost due to viral hepatitis is increasing. The disease is the second leading… Read more »
Egypt: El-Sisi Exchanges Congratulations With Arab and Islamic Kings and Presidents
Egypt Online
President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi exchanged congratulations with their Majesties, Excellencies, and Highnesses, the kings, presidents, and princes of Arab and Islamic countries on the… Read more »
April 08
Somalia: US Warns of Possible Attacks On 'Multiple Locations' in Mogadishu
VOA
The U.S. Embassy in Nairobi says it has received information about threats to multiple locations in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. Read more »
Somalia: A Ramadan Staple Supports Mandeq and Her Family
Norwegian Refugee Council
As the holy month of Ramadan approached, Mandeq faced the daunting challenge of providing food for her family with very limited resources. Determined not to succumb to despair, she… Read more »
Morocco: U.S. Security Cooperation With Morocco [document]
State Department
Morocco is a vital U.S. partner on a wide range of regional security issues, with a shared goal of a stable, secure, and prosperous Middle East and North Africa. The United States… Read more »
Africa: US Media Coverage of New Science Less Likely to Mention Researchers With African and East Asian Names [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
When one Chinese national recently petitioned the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to become a permanent resident, he thought his chances were pretty good. As an… Read more »
Sudan: In Sudan, the Needs Are Growing By the Day, but the Response Is Deeply Inadequate [press release]
MSF
The following statement from Dr Christos Christou, International President, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), outlines the dire situation for people caught up in the… Read more »
Rwanda: AU Commemorates Kwibuka30 With Renewed Promise to Prevent Genocide
African Union
The Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security of the African Union Commission (AUC), in collaboration with the Embassy of the Republic of Rwanda in Ethiopia, solemnly… Read more »
Africa: 'We Cannot Let Sudan Become Another Forgotten Crisis' [press release]
ICRC
Port Sudan/Nairobi/Geneva - One year of conflict in Sudan is taking a devastating human toll. Over 8 million people have been displaced, and tens of thousands have been killed or… Read more »
Egypt: President El-Sisi Meets the Palestinian Prime Minister
Egypt Online
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with Palestinian Prime Minister, Dr. Mohammed Mustafa, and his accompanying delegation, including Minister of Planning, Wael Zakout. The meeting… Read more »
Southern Africa: Uganda Excluded From Physical Attendance At Geneva Human Rights Meetings
Nile Post
The chairperson of the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC), Mariam Wangadya has revealed that Uganda has been barred from physically participating in human rights meetings held… Read more »
West Africa: AG Speaker Barau Says - 'We Are Resolute to Uphold Peace and Stability'
Foroyaa
The Acting Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Hon Barau Jibrin, has said that the representatives of the Sixth Legislature of the ECOWAS Parliament, are resolute to uphold peace and… Read more »
Ethiopia: To Support Accreditation of Engineering Programs, U.S. Embassy and Ministry of Education Hold Workshop for Public University Leaders [press release]
U.S. Embassy Addis Ababa
International accreditation is essential for Ethiopian public universities as they transition to autonomous governance. Not only does accreditation assure students that their… Read more »
West Africa: Gambia Bags Micro Economic, Industry Committees' Chairmanships of Ecowas Parliament
Foroyaa
The Republic of the Gambia has been selected to serve as Chairman of the Micro Economic Policy and Economic Research, as well as the Industry and Private Sector Committees of the… Read more »
Africa: 218th Meb Transfers Authority of CJTF-HOA Mission to 204th Meb
Horn of Africa Joint Task Force
The 218th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, South Carolina Army National Guard, transferred authority of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa headquarters staff mission to the… Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire: IMF Reaches Staff Level Agreement With Côte d'Ivoire On the Second Review of the EFF/ECF [document]
IMF
End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of… Read more »
Rwanda: Photos - Inside Murambi Genocide Memorial, a New Unesco World Heritage Site
New Times
The memorial is divided into various sections, including mass graves where over 50,000 victims are laid to rest. Read more »
April 07
Kenya: Kenya, France Finalize Deal to Fund Nairobi Commuter Railway
Independent (Kampala)
Kenya and France have finalized an agreement to facilitate funding for the upgrading of the Nairobi Commuter Railway, a rail network serving Nairobi and its suburbs, officials said… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Africans Should Unite, Maximise On Trade Opportunities On Continent - - Says Re-Elected Pap President Charumbira
New Zimbabwe
AFRICANS should be conscientised on the trade opportunities available to them, recently re-elected Pan African Parliament president, Senator Chief Fortune Charumbira, has said. Read more »
April 05
Sudan: Aid Lifeline Reaches Darfur Region in Bid to Avert 'Hunger Catastrophe'
UN News
Two aid convoys carrying lifesaving supplies have reached Sudan's Darfurs for the first time in months, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday, as humanitarians try to… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: 'My Soul Was Returning to Its Rightful Place'
Norwegian Refugee Council
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the province of North Kivu alone is home to 2.6 million internally displaced people [1]. Many of them are children, who mourn the loss of… Read more »
Zambia: Zambia - Submission to the African Committee of Experts On the Rights and Welfare of the Child [document]
HRW
43rd Ordinary Session Read more »
April 03
Madagascar: Mother Makes 200km Emergency Trip Across Rural Madagascar to Save Baby
UN News
A young mother in Madagascar has been describing how she was forced to make a 200km emergency journey on challenging rural roads to a specialist regional hospital after she… Read more »
April 02
Africa: Challenges Faced By SIDS Cannot Be Tackled Without Focused Investment in Digital and Innovation
UNDP
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) today released a report - Small Island Digital States: How Digital Can Catalyse SIDS Development, highlighting the transformative… Read more »
April 01
Africa: Liberating the Land - From Africa to Palestine
People's Dispatch
In Palestine and across the African continent, national liberation from colonialism is incomplete without sovereignty over the land Read more »