Experts have warned that over three hundred and fifty thousand children could die in Somalia due to the effect of lack of rainfall for a long time. Adam Abdelmoula from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said that about one point four million Somali children are facing extreme malnourishment. Severe acute malnutrition can…
6 persons were killed and 15 others injured after an explosion rocked a bar at a military camp in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The communication ministry disclosed in a tweet that the number of the victims was temporary, while correcting an earlier higher death toll announced by government spokesman Patrick Muyaya. A lieutenant colonel and his…
The first trial for atrocities committed in Darfur has opened at the International Criminal Court nearly 20 years after violence tore through the Sudanese region. A suspected former leader of the pro-government Janjaweed militia has been charged with 31 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-al-Rahman denies the charges. Sudanese human rights…
U.N investigators have uncovered new evidence of mass graves thought to contain the bodies of migrants at a trafficking point in north-west Libya. The U.N’s fact-finding mission said the discovery in the town of Tarhuna provided further evidence that human rights violations in Libya are common and organized. Libya which is a major destination for migrants trying…
ECOWAS leaders are due to meet in Ghana today to discuss the political situation in Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso following military coups in those countries. Mali’s interim president, Assimi Goita, has declined an invitation to attend in person. It’s unclear whether he will join the summit via video link. West African countries closed their borders with…
Kenyans will now pay more for fuel as the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues to affect the price of crude oil and refined products. The East African country’s petroleum regulator said the price of petrol and diesel will increase by five Kenyan shillings. The fuel prices regulator said the price of kerosene which is used in many…