Africa
African Union chair calls for Ethiopia truce, peace talks
The chair of the African Union on Sunday called for an immediate ceasefire in Ethiopia’s Tigray region and urged parties in the ...Hundreds flee massive flooding in Chad capital
Hundreds of inhabitants of Chad’s capital N’Djamena have fled their homes due to massive flooding that has hit since Thursday, leaving parts ...Chad climate disaster leaves record 2.1 million people hungry
Severe drought followed by the worst floods in 30 years have led to rocketing food prices and left a record 2.1 million ...At least 25 people killed in South Sudan communal land violence
At least 25 people have been killed in South Sudan, officials said, after youths from two neighbouring communities in the country’s north ...At least 10 dead, 60 missing after boat capsizes in Nigeria’s Anambra state
At least 10 people have died and another 60 are missing after a boat capsized in Nigeria’s southeastern Anambra state, officials said ...Namibia records 54 cases of swine flu
Namibia has confirmed 54 cases of swine flu out of 190 suspected cases, the health ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. ...Al Qaeda branch claims attack on Burkina Faso convoy that killed over a dozen
The Sahel-based branch of Al Qaeda, Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen (JNIM), has claimed an attack on a convoy in Burkina Faso ...Ebola kills doctor in Uganda, first health worker killed in latest outbreak
A Tanzanian doctor working in Uganda who contracted Ebola has died, the first health worker killed by the disease in the latest ...Uganda has confirmed seven Ebola cases so far, one death
Uganda has confirmed seven cases of Ebola including in a man who died this week, and seven other deaths are being investigated ...Floods kill over 300 in Nigeria this year, and could worsen -emergency agency
Floods in Nigeria have killed at least 300 people this year and the situation could worsen due to heavy rainfall and the ...














