Authorities say many of the victims were children, as rescue efforts continue after the Niger River overflowed and swept away entire communities. The death toll […]
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Cholera outbreak in Sudan kills 70 in two days as authorities battle rising cases
Khartoum health officials report declining mortality rates, but over 65,000 cases and 1,700 deaths have been recorded in the past 10 months. At least 70 […]
Namibia to hold first national commemoration for victims of German colonial genocide
Ceremony honors Herero and Nama peoples massacred by German Empire between 1904 and 1908. Namibia will today host its first-ever national commemoration honoring the victims […]
Sudan says cholera outbreak kills 172 in a week amid war and water crisis
Attacks on water treatment stations leave Khartoum without clean water, driving a deadly surge in cholera cases. Sudan’s Ministry of Health reported on Tuesday that […]
Fighting along the Nile cuts off aid to 60,000 malnourished children in South Sudan
U.N. warns supplies will run out by end of May as conflict near river halts food and nutrition deliveries to Upper Nile State. Fighting along […]
Funding crisis forces WFP to stop food aid to 650,000 women and children in Ethiopia
This marks the first time WFP has suspended its malnutrition program in Ethiopia since the 1980s famine crisis. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) […]
South Sudanese army announces it has regained control of the strategic city of Nasir
The enclave had been seized by armed militias, sparking weeks of clashes and tensions within the unity government. The South Sudanese Army announced on Sunday […]
UN calls for access to North Darfur to respond to mass displacement in Sudan
The agency warns of heightened risks of disease outbreaks, malnutrition, and famine across the country. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs […]