Toxic gas leak at mine in Nigeria kills 37 people
A toxic gas leak at a mine in north-central Nigeria killed 37 people and led to the hospitalization of 26 others, according to police.Sourced from Africanews
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Russia has taken ‘over 1,000’ Kenyans to Ukraine: intelligence report
More than 1,000 Kenyans have gone to fight for the Russian army in Ukraine, most of them tricked into signing military contracts, according to an intelligence report presented to Kenya’s parliament.Sourced from Africanews
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Ramadan: Egytian charity delivers aid during Islamic holy month
As Muslims across the world gear up to celebrate Ramadan, the Misr ElKheir charity foundation in Egypt is getting aid ready for residents living in poverty.Sourced from Africanews
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World News in Brief: Madagascar cyclone response, Gaza medical evacuations, remembering civil rights icon Jesse Jackson
At least 52 people have died after Tropical Cyclone Gezani made landfall on the eastern coast of Madagascar on 10 February, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Tuesday, citing the authorities. Source UN News
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Migrants and refugees in Libya subjected to ‘systematic’ abuse: UN report
Migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers in Libya are enduring ruthless and systematic human rights violations, including killings, torture, sexual violence and trafficking, according to a new report published today by the UN human rights office, OHCHR. UN Africa News
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38 killed in gas blast at Nigeria lead mine
Thirty-eight lead miners were killed when gas exploded at a pit in central Nigeria’s Plateau state, local sources said.Sourced from Africanews
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UN Libya envoy warns Security Council political deadlock threatens state unity
Libya’s prolonged political stalemate, worsening economic conditions and an emerging split within the judiciary pose mounting risks to the country’s unity, the UN’s top envoy for the country, Hanna Serwaa Tetteh, told the Security Council on Wednesday. UN Africa News
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Sudan: Rights chief alarmed after at least 57 killed in drone attacks in two days
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called on Wednesday for warring parties in Sudan to take urgent steps to protect civilians after at least 57 people were killed in separate drone strikes over two days this week. UN Africa News
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South Sudan: Hospitals overwhelmed as fighting rages on
The Aboko teaching hospital is one of a string in South Sudan that are overwhelmed as fighting in the country rages on. It has only one surgeon, and resources are running thin on the ground.Sourced from Africanews
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Epstein files: ‘No one is too wealthy or too powerful to be above the law’; rights experts demand accountability
The large-scale disclosure of materials known as the “Epstein Files” has revealed “disturbing and credible evidence” of what independent human rights experts describe as a possible global criminal enterprise involving systematic sexual abuse, trafficking and exploitation of women and girls. Source UN News
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