“Children living in crowded shelters or away from their homes are at risk of diseases, exploitation and abuse,” said Henrietta Fore, UNICEF Executive Director, who visited Mozambique’s busy port city of Beira immediately after the cyclone hit. Citing one million children in Mozambique, followed by more than 443,000 in Malawi and 130,000 in Zimbabwe, UNICEF said that the needs of… Read More

Sudan’s new transition leader Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan Abdelrahman is a military commander believed to be more ready to talk to the protesters. He was the third most senior general in the Sudanese armed forces and is little known in public life. As head of Sudan’s ground forces he oversaw Sudanese troops fighting in the Saudi-led Yemen war and… Read More

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday that the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 750 people. WHO’s latest toll for the outbreak declared in eastern DRC last August came as the agency’s International Health Regulations emergency committee was meeting in Geneva. In October that committee held off declaring Ebola in DRC “a public… Read More

The 2019 African Cup of Nations draw was consucted on Friday, with hosts Egypt taking on Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and Zimbabwe in Group A. Pundits considered the Egypt draw a favorable one considering that the continent’s football giants like Morocco, Ivory Coast and South Africa were placed together in Group D. The draw for the expanded 24-team tournament,… Read More

A few weeks ago, Luxembourg hosted the first edition of the Stand, Speak, Rise up forum to end sexual violence in fragile environments. A platform designed “to connect stakeholders and survivors” and contribute to finding innovative and lasting solutions to this plague. Read More

Battles continue to rage between the forces of Libya’s internationally recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) and former military commander Khalifa Haftar’s forces in the southern suburbs of Tripoli leaving dozens dead and thousands displaced. On Friday, fierce clashes erupted in Wadi Rabie, south of Tripoli, as pro-government forces fought off an assault by Haftar fighters. Heavy shelling and gunfire… Read More

Protests in Sudan continued on Friday, one day after long serving leader Omar Hassan al-Bashir, was toppled by the army, and replaced by a military council to lead a two-year transition. Protesters, the army and the international community have all responded to the developments with one common message; a quick return to democratic processes. More protests, casualties Protesters rejected the… Read More

“The #DRC health authorities & workers, WHO & partners, we’re all doing our part, despite the extremely difficult & dangerous situation. I thank all those involved in the #Ebola response, particularly those on the front line, for their determination and their courage”-@DrTedros pic.twitter.com/0DektHjP05 — World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) April 12, 2019 But acknowledging the potential risk that the disease… Read More

Gunfire and blasts echoed in Libyan capital Tripoli herald the outbreak of an epidemic. The World Health Organization, WHO, says it fears an outbreak of infectious diseases linked to poor water quality, among thousands of people fleeing their homes. The United Nations agency is particularly concerned about the significant population displacements caused by the Friday’s gunfire. WHO is working with… Read More