Humanitarian groups and Chadian authorities need urgent funding to support thousands of refugees fleeing across the border from neighboring Sudan, according to the World Food Programme. The UN has said as many as 20,000 people have crossed from Sudan into Chad since fighting erupted between factions led by rival generals earlier this month. “It’s extremely urgent because in six to… Read More

Hundreds gathered Friday in Mali’s capital Bamako to call for MINUSMA the UN peacekeeping mission in the West African country to leave. Protestors responded to a call by local political and activist groups close to the country’s military junta to attend the protest meeting. The protestors, many waving Russian flags, say the UN peacekeepers’ decade-long presence is no longer required.… Read More

A Burkinabe human rights organization counted 136 civilians, including 50 women and 21 children, killed on April 20 in the village of Karma in northern Burkina Faso by men wearing army fatigues. “Our teams have documented and recorded 136 lifeless bodies in Karma, including 50 women and 21 children, among them babies under 30 days old killed on their mothers’… Read More

Mohamed El Morabity of Morocco has won the 37th Marathon des sables, a desert ultra-trail in self-sufficiency (250 km), made difficult by the heat in the sahara desert. Running under 40.5 ° C El Morabity beat his compatriot Aziz Yachou in the last stage. The two men are in the same order in the general standings. Mohamed El Morabity won for… Read More

The World Food Programme’s Home-grown school feeding program has been making a big difference in the lives of schoolchildren in Rwanda. Implemented successfully in seven districts, this program provides nutritious meals to children, promoting their education, health, and sanitation. The goal of the program is to ensure that every child receives a healthy meal every day by 2030.Rwanda has also… Read More