A severe heat wave continues in the Middle East and North Africa
Photo courtesy of The New York Times. Along with America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and North Africa, the extreme heat wave continues, the records of the hottest days began…
6 people killed, 4 injured in South Africa shooting by armed men
Photo courtesy: Newsdrum. Gunmen in South Africa opened fire on Wednesday, killing 6 people and injuring 4. According to the news agency from Cape Town, the shooting happened last night…
WFP funding crisis leaves millions stranded without aid in West Africa
The agency’s emergency food and nutrition assistance operation in the Sahel began in June, focussing on refugees, newly displaced people, malnourished children under five, pregnant women and breastfeeding women and…
Horn of Africa: Around 60 million in urgent humanitarian need
“About five million children under the age of five are estimated to be facing acute malnutrition in 2023 in the Horn region, in the Greater Horn. That is about 10.4…
South Africa: 31 workers killed in an explosion in a gold mine
The Department of Energy has now revealed the number of miners who died in a gas explosion at the Virginia gold mine in Wellcome, South Africa on May 18. Global…
Top UN official for Africa calls for added action to stop piracy’s spread
Despite gains made in tackling sea-faring criminal groups, “piracy incidents continue to threaten the safety of maritime traffic in the region,” said Martha Pobee, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Africa in…
Earthquake in South Africa, magnitude 5.0 record
—File photo A magnitude 5.0 earthquake has hit South Africa’s Gauteng province. According to the US Seismological Center, the epicenter of the earthquake was 10 kilometers underground near the city…
Central Africa faces ‘turning point’ amid multiple crises
“Central Africa is richer in opportunities and resources than it is in challenges”, but, the coming months will mark “an important turning point” for the region, where crucial political and…
A cholera epidemic broke out in the province of South Africa, 15 people died
Tswane: An outbreak of cholera has killed 15 people in South Africa’s most populous province, Gauteng. According to foreign media, South Africa’s Department of Health has declared a cholera outbreak…
UN and partners seek $7 billion to prevent catastrophe in the Horn of Africa
More than 43 million people across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia continue to suffer through one of the worst droughts in recent history, caused by five consecutive seasons of poor rains.…