Month: November 2022
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Ethiopia
WHO Chief Calls For Massive Influx Of Food, Medicines Into Ethiopia’s Tigray
The World Health Organization (WHO) chief on Wednesday called for a massive influx of food and medicines into Ethiopia’s war-embattled…
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South Africa
South African President Slams International Funders At COP-27 Summit
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday criticised international funders for making it difficult for poorer nations to access aid…
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Uganda
Ugandan Government Shortens School Term By Two Weeks To Control Ebola Outbreak
Ugandan Education Minister Janet Museveni on Tuesday announced the government has decided to shorten the school term by two weeks…
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Kenya
Kenyan Labor Court Orders Striking Kenyan Airways Pilots To Resume Work
A Kenyan labor court on Tuesday ordered hundreds of striking pilots at Kenya Airways to resume work on Wednesday while…
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Malawi
WHO: Malawi Receives 2.9 Million Cholera Oral Vaccine Doses As Outbreak Spreads
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Monday said Malawi has received 2.9 million…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Rwandan Government Accuses DRC Military Fighter Jet Of Violating Country’s Airspace
The Rwandan government on Monday accused the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) military of violating the country’s airspace, calling the…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopian Government, Tigrayan Leaders Begin New Round Of Talks In Kenya
The Ethiopian government leaders and Tigray regional representatives have begun a new round of talks on Monday in the Kenyan…
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Sudan
Sudan’s Al-Burhan Says Talks On New Sudan Political Framework Ongoing
Sudan’s ruling Sovereign Military Council head General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Sunday confirmed that talks on a new political framework…
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Tanzania
Tanzanian PM Kassim Majaliwa Says Death Toll From Sunday’s Plane Crash Rises To 19
Tanzanian Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said the death toll from Sunday’s plane crash in Lake Victoria has jumped to 19,…
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Ghana
Ghanaian Protesters March Through Capital Demanding President’s Resignation
Hundreds of Ghanaian protesters marched through capital Accra on Saturday, demanding the resignation of President Nana Akufo-Addo over his government’s…
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Uganda
Ugandan President Museveni Assures No Ebola Lockdown Amid Rising Cases
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Friday reiterated that there won’t be any lockdown in the country to stop the spread…
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Ethiopia
UN Humanitarian Agency Hopeful To Resume Aid Deliveries Into Ethiopia’s Tigray
The United Nations (UN) humanitarian agency head for Ethiopia on Friday said that his organization is hopeful that it can…
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Kenya
Kenyan Government Delivers Emergency Relief Supplies To Neighboring Somalia
The Kenyan government Thursday delivered emergency relief supplies to neighboring Somalia, just a week after twin bombing attacks jolted the…
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South Sudan
UN Report Warns Two Thirds Of South Sudan Population Risk Severe Hunger In 2023
A United Nations (UN) report published on Thursday warns that almost eight million people in South Sudan, or two-thirds of…
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Guinea
Guinean Ruling Junta Orders Legal Proceedings Against Former President Conde
Guinean Justice Minister Charles Wright on Thursday ordered legal proceedings against former President Alpha Conde and more than 180 officials…
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Uganda
WHO Urges Neighboring Countries To Prepare As Ebola Spreads in Uganda’s Kampala
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday called on neighboring countries to boost their preparedness against Ebola as the deadly…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kenyan Government Deploys Troops To Eastern DR Congo To End Bloodshed
The Kenyan government on Wednesday deployed its forces to the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as part of a…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopian Government, Tigrayan Leaders Agree To Halt Fighting After Two Years
The Ethiopian government and Tigaryan leaders have agreed to halt their two-year conflict, which resulted in thousands of deaths, displaced…
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Somalia
US Treasury Department Targets ISIS In Somalia With Weapons-Related Sanctions
The United States (US) on Tuesday imposed sanctions targeting the Al Qaeda-linked group, ISIS, in Somalia, designating members of the…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
MONUSCO Troops Make Strategic Withdrawal From Key Military Base In DR Congo
MONUSCO, the United Nations peace keeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), on Tuesday said its forces had…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopian Prime Minister Says Ongoing Peace Talks Marred By Foreign Interference
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Tuesday said there is “heavy foreign interference” in the ongoing talks between the government…
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Nigeria
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari Travels To London For Medical Check-Up
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari left for the United Kingdom on Monday for a routine medical check-up, his special adviser confirmed,…
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Malawi
Malawi’s Health Ministry Informs 110 Dead In Cholera Outbreak Since March
Malawi’s health ministry on Monday announced the number of deaths from cholera in the country rose to 183 at October…
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Somalia
Somalia’s Health Minister: Death Toll From Mogadishu Car Bombings Rises To 120
Somalia’s Health Minister Ali Haji Aden on Monday said the death toll from a pair of car bombings in Mogadishu…
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