Nigeria fuel tanker explosion kills more than 50 in deadly collision
The fuel tanker was also carrying cattle in the Agaie area in north-central Niger state and at least 50 of them were burned aliveSourced from Africanews
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The world must ‘wake up and help Sudan out of the nightmare of conflict’ says WHO’s Tedros
Sudan’s health system is “near collapse” after 16 months of war have left the country and its people facing what the UN’s top health official described on Sunday as the “perfect storm of crises”, which the world is largely ignoring. UN Africa News
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Floods in West Africa displace nearly 1 million people
NGO Save the children alerted Friday (Sep. 06) about the risk of disease, hunger from crop destruction, and disruption to education that the situation incurs to the hundreds of thousands of children now displaced.Sourced from Africanews
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UNICEF renews school protection call in Ukraine amid ‘deadly reality’ of attacks
Continued Russian attacks across Ukraine this week made for a tragic start to the new school year, a senior official with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said in a statement on Friday. Source UN News
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Millions impacted by ‘catastrophic and massive floods’ in Bangladesh
Recent “catastrophic and massive floods” in Bangladesh have affected millions of people across the country, including those in Cox’s Bazar where nearly one million Rohingya refugees from Myanmar live alongside host communities, spokesperson William Spindler told journalists in Geneva on Friday. Source UN News
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Mpox: Equitable vaccine access crucial for Global South
As African countries grapple with a deadly mpox outbreak, the UN independent expert on the right to health on Friday stressed that equitable access to vaccines is crucial in the race to save lives. UN Africa News
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Death toll in Kenya school fire rises to 18, with 70 children missing
With dozens of children unaccounted for, and 27 others hospitalised with burns, officials expect the death toll to rise.Sourced from Africanews
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South Africa’s justice minister denies corruption in bank scandal
Police investigations showed that money held by the bank was used to purchase luxury houses and vehicles, among other things, and to distribute financial gifts to various people and organizations, including political parties.Sourced from Africanews
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Paris plans to name sports venue after late Ugandan Olympian Cheptegei
The proposal was announced by city mayor Anne Hidalgo on Friday and will be discussed by elected city officials in October.Sourced from Africanews
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Sudan war: Rights probe demands wider arms embargo to end ‘rampant’ abuse
Top human rights investigators into Sudan’s brutal war called on Friday for a country-wide arms embargo as they recounted harrowing testimony of victims of horrific sexual attacks whose bodies are treated as a “theatre of operation” by fighters acting with total impunity. Source UN News
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