June 22, 2023
Somalia: Conflict, Climate Crisis Accelerate Somali Hunger Crisis
The head of the United Nations' World Food Program warned Thursday that conflict and climate change are pushing millions of Somalis to the brink of hunger, as the agency is running… Read more »
June 21, 2023
Kenya: A Kenyan Family Searches for Answers Amid Cult Deaths
At the home of James Tole Mwambela, the family says a prayer for their brother Nelson Kimbichi Mwambela. They say it is all they can do. It has been months since they saw him. Read more »
Sudan: Healthcare Hard to Find, Basics Running Out As Heavy Clashes Resume
Heavy clashes resumed Wednesday morning between Sudan's military and the Rapid Support Forces in and around Sudanese capital, Khartoum, after a 72-hour cease-fire expired. Read more »
Malawi: UNHCR in Malawi Observes World Refugee Day in Silence
The U.N. refugee agency, UNHCR, for the first time scaled back Tuesday's commemoration of World Refugee Day in Malawi after refugees called out the tough living conditions there.… Read more »
Somalia: Seven Killed in Attack On Somali Military Training Camp
At least seven people were killed Wednesday when two cars loaded with explosives detonated outside a military training camp in the southern Somali town of Bardhere. Read more »
Sudan: Sudan Conflict - A Regional Powder Keg
Nearly two-and-a-half months after deadly fighting between rival factions erupted in Sudan, ending tenuous moves toward democracy and shattering the hopes of millions for a… Read more »
June 20, 2023
South Sudan: UN Urges South Sudan to Make Progress Toward Elections
The top United Nations official in South Sudan on Tuesday urged leaders in that country to accelerate implementation of the 2018 Revitalized Peace Agreement, including holding… Read more »
Somalia: Young Refugees From Somalia Caught Between 'Open Prison' and Unstable Homeland
Nasra Abdi Hassan, a public health officer for the World Health Organization, arrived in Mogadishu on the morning of June 9 to attend a training for women on security awareness. Read more »
Somalia: Former Somali Refugee Turns Reclaimed Life Jackets Into Fashion
World Refugee Day, which falls each year on June 20, celebrates the strength, perseverance, and courage of millions of people, who flee from their home country to escape conflict… Read more »
Africa: UN's World Refugee Day Celebrates Courage and Contributions of Refugees
At a time of growing hostility toward refugees, the United Nations is marking World Refugee Day to honor the courage and contributions to society of people forcibly uprooted from… Read more »
June 19, 2023
Malawi: Country Controls Deadliest Cholera Outbreak in Its History
Malawi is emerging victorious in its battle against the deadliest cholera outbreak in the country's history, which has killed nearly 2,000 people since its onset in March of last… Read more »
Nigeria: Sickle Cell Advocates Urge Authorities to Take Firm Stand On Interventions
As the world mark Sickle Cell Day on Monday, Nigeria accounts for about 33% of the 300,000 children diagnosed every year with the disease. Read more »
Kenya: Three Soldiers Killed in Suspected Al-Shabaab Attack
Three Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) soldiers were killed, and more than 10 others injured when their vehicle ran over an improvised explosive device Sunday in coastal Lamu County. The… Read more »
Cameroon: Cameroon Overwhelmed With Refugees
Ahead of World Refugee Day on June 20, humanitarian agencies are distributing aid to the nearly 500,000 refugees who live in Cameroon. The U.N. refugee agency says another 400… Read more »
Sudan: Latest Ceasefire Appears to Be Holding
Some residents of the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, say they have not heard any gunshots since a 72-hour cease-fire began Sunday morning. Residents say even though the cease-fire… Read more »
June 17, 2023
Africa: Somalia Facing Uncertainty As African Troops Leave
A rapid collapse of state institutions may await Somalia when the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia, or ATMIS, ends at the end of 2024, unless the United Nations' weapons… Read more »
Uganda: 25 Killed in Militant Attack On Ugandan School
Twenty-five people have been killed in a terrorist attack on a school in western Uganda, police said Saturday. Read more »
June 16, 2023
Cameroon: Communication Council Prohibits LGBTI Scenes On TV
Cameroon has prohibited the broadcast of television programs that it says propagate homosexuality in the central African state. Read more »
Malawi: UNHCR Pledges to Help Resettle Refugees
The United Nations refugee agency has pledged its support of Malawi's move to resettle more than 50,000 refugees and asylum-seekers currently living at the overcrowded Dzaleka… Read more »
Cameroon: Cameroon Gives Birth Certificates to Children Deprived of Education
Ahead of International Day of the African Child on June 16, rights groups and officials in Cameroon are distributing birth certificates to 30,000 of several million children denied… Read more »
June 15, 2023
Sudan: Aid Organisation Warns of Looming Food Crisis in Sudan
A catastrophic food crisis looms in Sudan if fighting doesn't stop, said Freydoun Borhani, team leader with aid organization Mercy Corps in Gedaref state, on the Ethiopian border. Read more »
South Africa: South African Police Receive Chinese Training
South Africa's police minister, Bheki Cele, and a delegation of senior police officials recently returned from a visit to China, where they discussed strengthening law enforcement… Read more »
June 14, 2023
East Africa: Ministers Gather in Uganda to Look for Solutions to East Africa's Refugee Crisis
Calls for countries in the East and Horn of Africa to address the needs of the millions of displaced people in the region came Tuesday at the start of a four-day ministerial… Read more »
Egypt: Recent Conflicts in Africa Spawn Fresh Wave of Refugees to Egypt
Egypt has been struggling to cope with a new wave of refugees from Africa after the latest round of conflicts erupted in Sudan and Ethiopia. The UNHCR appears to be having… Read more »
June 13, 2023
Ethiopia: Enforced Disappearances on the Rise, Says Rights Commission
The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission has called for an end to what it calls a rising trend of enforced disappearances in the country. The Ethiopian government has yet to respond… Read more »