Africa

Followers of Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi in Madagascar organized an Arbaeen Walk in the city of Majunga.   The Walk was sponsored by the Office of the Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Shirazi. Hundreds of Shias…

The non-profit media network ‘The Conversation’ introduced its followers from around the world to the eternal issue of Ashura and the ceremonies of the Arbaeen Pilgrimage of Imam Hussein (peace be upon him), which is revived in the holy city…

Aid organizations have warned that about seven million children, or the equivalent of a third of the children in Sudan, do not enroll in school, and do not get their chance to education, which threatens to create a “generational catastrophe.”…

The International Nonviolence Organization (Free Muslim) called on the Tunisian authorities to release prisoners of conscience and journalists. It stated in a statement received by Shia Waves News Agency, that the organization received human rights reports and press releases indicating…

At least 700 children have died following a measles outbreak that has been ravaging the landlocked southern African country of Zimbabwe since this April. “As of Sept. 4, 2022, Zimbabwe had 6,291 confirmed cases, 4,459 recoveries, and 698 deaths,” the…

 Almost two million people have been displaced in Burkina Faso amid the worst food crisis in a decade, international aid groups operating in the West African country said on Monday.  In a statement, the groups said nearly one in 10…

The United Nations has warned of an imminent famine in parts of Somalia between October and December, as drought worsens and global food prices rise to record levels. “Famine is approaching,” said the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief…

Sudanese authorities on Sunday put the death toll from torrential rains and flash floods at 112 since June. In a statement, the National Council for Civil Defense said 115 people were injured in addition to the collapse of 34,944 homes…

 At least 20 civilians in central Somalia were killed in an attack by the al-Shabaab terrorist group on a convoy carrying food supplies, officials said on last Saturday. This comes as the Horn of African nation is struggling with its…

Gunmen kidnapped dozens of worshippers attending Friday afternoon prayers at a mosque in Nigeria’s northwestern state of Zamfara, police and witnesses said. Armed gangs are rife across Nigeria’s northwest where they rob or kidnap for ransom, and violence has been…