Africa

At least 70 al-Shabaab terrorists were eliminated and 30 others wounded in a military operation in Somalia’s northern Mudug region, Anadolu Agency reported on Thursday. The operation happened in the vicinity of Tabar-mooge, about 28 kilometers (17 miles) north of…

Vaccines have saved an estimated 51.2 million lives in the African region over the past 50 years, Africanews reported yesterday citing the World Health Organization. The WHO announced the achievement on Wednesday at the start of this year’s African Vaccination…

Twenty-one migrants drowned and another 23 are missing after a boat carrying 77 people capsized off the coast of Djibouti, the second such incident in two weeks, Reuters reported Tuesday citing the United Nations migration agency. The accident occurred on…

More than 50,000 people have been displaced by clashes in a disputed area in northern Ethiopia, with the UN expressing concern about the violence involving fighters from rival regions. According to a UN statement on Monday, the humanitarian situation in…

Deadly floods are causing chaos in East Africa due to heavy rainfall, with Burundi seeking international assistance to handle the aftermath, VOA reported yesterday. The article noted that Lake Tanganyika’s rising waters have flooded the port of Bujumbura, disrupting businesses…

The upcoming heavier normal Gu rains and floods in 22 districts of Somalia are expected to affect some 770,000 people, Xinhua reported on Sunday citing the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). The Gu (April to June)…

A ferry carrying over 300 people sank in the Central African Republic, resulting in at least 20 deaths, the Associated Press reported Saturday. The incident occurred on the Mpoko River in the capital, Bangui, while the ferry was en route…

At least 75 people have died since January in Somalia due to outbreaks of diarrhea and cholera caused by the combined effects of historic droughts and floods induced by El Nino, the World Health Organization said on Friday. According to…

The Somali Defense Ministry on Thursday claimed to have killed nine al-Shabaab terrorists in a successful attack on an al-Shabaab base in Taflow village in the southern Somali region of Bay, Anadolu Agency reported. The operation dismantled the base, neutralized…

An exhibition in northwestern Morocco tracked the historical journey of writing the Quran, displaying items dating back to the Andaluzian and Ottoman periods, as well as the 8th century, Africanews reported. Held in Safi during the holy month of Ramadan,…