Africa

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Wednesday, November 6, the allocation of 899,000 vaccine doses to nine African countries grappling with a surge in mpox cases, Reuters reported yesterday.  This decision comes as the WHO declared mpox a global…

African countries must harness innovations and emerging technologies, particularly artificial intelligence (AI), to accelerate industrial growth and address pressing socioeconomic issues such as poverty, unemployment, and inequality, a United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) official stated on Tuesday, Xinhua reported…

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported on Monday that 285 migrants were intercepted and returned off the coast of Libya in the past week, Xinhua reported yesterday. Among those returned were at least three children, while three bodies were…

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…