Risks to women and girls across this vast region are severe and systemic, as political instability, environmental collapse and a declining international presence take their […]
Category: Africa
UN officials warn of starvation amid ‘gender emergency’ in war-torn Sudan
Particularly hard hit is El Fasher, where hunger is growing, with the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warning of a deteriorating situation […]
Ceasefire in doubt as Rwanda-backed rebels kill hundreds in eastern DR Congo
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) said it had received first-hand accounts indicating that at least 319 civilians were killed by M23 fighters, aided by […]
Dozens more migrants die after boat capsizes off the coast of Yemen
With many victims believed to be Ethiopian nationals, this heartbreaking incident highlights the “urgent need to address the dangers of irregular migration along the Eastern […]
Children are ‘skin and bones’ as Sudan marks a grim milestone
It is a grim milestone for Sudan, the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. But with insufficient funding, lack of access to key regions and intensifying violence, […]
Mounting civilian casualties in Sudan as fighting intensifies
It has now been 842 days since conflict between troops from the military government and their former allies-turned-rivals in the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces erupted […]
Violence in northern Mozambique forces thousands to flee, straining aid efforts
The displacement is the latest consequence of a cascade of overlapping emergencies in the country – including armed violence, climate shocks, disease outbreaks and a […]
Africa’s push for HIV independence advances with first procurement of locally made medicines
The development marks a milestone for a region that bears nearly 65 per cent of the global HIV burden and has long depended on imports […]
Angola protests: UN urges restraint, investigations into deaths
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Thursday urged Angolan authorities to conduct prompt, thorough and independent investigations into the […]
Sudan gripped by deadly crisis as hunger, disease and heat intensify
In El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur that has been under siege for 15 months, the catastrophic humanitarian situation is worsening. Food shortages and […]
