Africa

At least 13 children were among 14 fatalities when lightning struck a makeshift church in the Palabek refugee camp in northern Uganda, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. The incident occurred during a heavy storm on Saturday evening, as around 50 people…

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has issued an urgent appeal for $404 million to address the escalating hunger crisis in South Sudan, where millions are on the brink of starvation, Arab News reported yesterday. WFP’s food stores are empty,…

South Sudan’s Ministry of Health has declared a cholera outbreak in the Renk transit camp, located in the northern Upper Nile State, which is currently sheltering refugees fleeing conflict from Sudan, Xinhua reported yesterday. Health Minister Yolanda Awel Deng confirmed…

Kipeto Energy, Kenya’s second-largest wind farm located in Kajiado County, has been awarded the 2024 United Nations (UN) Person of the Year Award for its contributions to climate action and sustainable development, Xinhua reported yesterday. Established by three Kenyans with…

Global warming is exacerbating deadly flooding in Africa, despite the continent contributing only a small fraction to global emissions, Al Jazeera reported yesterday. In 2024, intensified rainy seasons have led to catastrophic floods across the Niger and Lake Chad basins,…

Experts have warned that the climate crisis will drive an additional 150 million people into poverty in Africa by 2050, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. Magda Robalo Silva, from the Institute for Global Health and Development, highlighted that floods and droughts…

The Somali Defense Ministry announced on Monday that the Somali National Army (SNA), with support from local and international partners, killed over 95 al-Shabaab militants during recent military operations, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. The SNA focused its efforts in Middle…

South Sudan is facing unprecedented flooding, displacing over 226,000 people and affecting 42 of the country’s 78 counties, reliefweb reported yesterday. Key infrastructure, including 58 health facilities, has been submerged, leaving nearly 90 others inaccessible as 15 main roads, including…

More than 150 individuals, including many Christians, were killed in a brutal attack by extremist Sunni terrorists in Manni, Burkina Faso, on October 6, CNA reported yesterday. Local sources reported that the ISIS insurgents cut off telephone communications before targeting…

Severe flooding has left about 10 million children in Nigeria, Mali, Niger, and the DRC out of school, worsening an already critical education crisis. Save the Children is urging urgent support for emergency relief and resilient school infrastructure. According to…