The latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), released on Monday, shows more than 85 percent of returnees fleeing Sudan will be acutely food insecure through the next lean season, starting April 2025. On Monday, United Nations agencies warned of a hunger crisis facing South Sudan, with returnees fleeing the Sudan war expected to have […]

The police chief appealed to the government for funds to recruit more officers in readiness for the general elections and pledged that the police were committed to ensuring security and peace in the country. On Monday, the head of the police in Zambia appealed to the government for the recruitment of 3,000 new officers ahead […]

The Sudanese government denounced on Tuesday the kidnapping, murder, rape and forced recruitment of more than 16,000 children by the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (FAR), since the beginning of the conflict in the country during April 2023. Related:Sudan: Cholera Cases Rise to 30,880, Dengue Fever to 6,011 The Sudanese authorities also reported that more […]

The police chief appealed to the government for funds to recruit more officers in readiness for the general elections and pledged that the police were committed to ensuring security and peace in the country. On Wednesday, the head of the police in Zambia appealed to the government for the recruitment of 3,000 new officers ahead […]

The Nigerian Public Prosecutor’s Office dropped charges of treason against a total of 119 detainees, including dozens of minors, for participating in the mass marches that took thousands of Nigerians to the streets last August to protest against the high cost of living and poor governance. Related:Nigeria: Third National Grid Collapse Leading To Nationwide Blackout […]

The minister noted the critical situation in Gezira, necessitating the establishment of an emergency room and increased coordination with the International Committee of the Red Cross and the World Health Organization. On Sunday, the Sudanese Ministry of Health announced that it has dispatched urgent medical supplies to regions affected by the ongoing armed conflict. Related:Sudan: […]

The syndicate added that 11 other journalists, including three women, were exposed to physical attacks and injuries, in addition to one case of sexual assault. On Sunday, the Sudanese Journalists Syndicate announced that at least 13 journalists have been killed since the war broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid […]

Shaun Hughes, WFP’s acting country director for South Sudan, said it can take months to turn pledged donor funds into food in the hands of hungry people in South Sudan. On Friday, the World Food Program (WFP) urgently appealed for 404 million U.S. dollars to support its humanitarian assistance operations in South Sudan in 2025 […]

Mauritius became the latest African country to report mpox cases, bringing the total number of affected countries to 19. On Friday, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) confirmed that mpox cases in Africa have surged by over 500 percent this year compared to the total for all of last year, with […]

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Thursday included the anti-malaria drug in the children’s vaccination schedule, the leading cause of death in Congolese children, local health authorities reported. Related:Angola: Malaria Mortality Rate Reduced The campaign, which has already begun in the Kasangulu health zone in the province of Kongo Central (center) – one of […]