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A regional governor in northeastern Burkina Faso confirmed that 44 civilians were killed and others wounded in two villages near the Niger border. The attack occurred overnight Thursday and was carried out by “armed terrorist groups,” according to the lieutenant-governor…

The UN’s Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, Adam Abdelmoula, has made a plea for $2.6 billion to support millions of people who are still at risk of famine in the country due to climate shocks and prolonged conflict. The…

Southern Ethiopia is experiencing its worst drought in decades following three years of failed rains, leaving the animals in the village of Kura Kalicha dying of starvation. Local government officials fear the villagers will soon succumb to the drought, with…

Floods in Somalia killed at least 21 people and displaced nearly 100,000 people over the last week, the UN humanitarian agency said. In a statement, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the Bardhere district in…

As part of its charitable and philanthropic activities during the blessed month of Ramadan, the Sayyed al-Shahada International Committee headquarterd in the state of Kuwait, has distributed hundreds of food baskets to hundreds of Shia families in East Africa. It…

The International Nonviolence Organization (Free Muslim) has issued today, Tuesday, a special message on the occasion of the International Day of Conscience, which is marked on April 5th, in which it reiterated its full support for all living consciences around…

This year’s Ramadan coincides with the longest drought ever in Somalia, where many families have been forced to break the fast on water and insufficient quantity of food, according to the “Associated Press”. The news agency pointed out that more…

The Department of Intellectual and Cultural Affairs at the Al-Abbas Holy Shrine organized a Quranic session for women in Nigeria as part of the “Al-Kafeel Sofra” program. The director of the Center for African Studies of the Department, Sheikh Saad…

Headscarves and wearing of religious symbols by teachers will be allowed, in general, and can only be restricted in individual cases if it poses a danger to school peace, Berlin’s education department said on Wednesday, in an official letter sent…

It is a difficult Ramadan for hundreds of Muslims displaced by the deadly violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). According to reports, some 500 Muslims are cramped together in makeshift huts in the displaced persons’ camp in…