Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadéra has been re-elected for a third term after securing a majority of votes in last month’s presidential election. The 68-year-old mathematics professor was widely expected to win after the main opposition coalition boycotted the poll, citing concerns about electoral fairness. Touadéra secured 76% of the vote, according to preliminary …
Families living on the Akuak islands in South Sudan are battling severe floods from the Nile, as climate change transforms their traditional way of life into an ongoing struggle for survival. The islands, located among countless channels of the Nile, are home to huts built on grass and clay platforms. Here, families sustain themselves through …
Hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians face heightened danger from flooding and freezing temperatures as Storm Byron batters the Gaza Strip, the UN warned Monday. The enclave, already reeling from two years of war, has been devastated by the severe winter storm. Palestinian sources report that 12 people have died, thousands of makeshift homes have …
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has declared a state of emergency across the region following escalating political instability and security threats in member states. The announcement was made on Tuesday by ECOWAS Commission President Omar Touray during the 55th Session of the Mediation and Security Council at the ministerial level in Abuja. …
Somalia, one of the world’s poorest nations, faces a deepening health care crisis after the Trump administration suspended U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) support earlier this year. The loss of funding has hit communities already struggling with conflict, poverty, and fragile public services. Doctors Without Borders (DWB) warned in August that widening funding gaps …
The United Nations has issued a stark warning that Sudan’s cholera outbreak is worsening rapidly, as ongoing fighting and displacement cripple the country’s health system. According to the Federal Ministry of Health, Sudan has recorded 120,496 cases and 3,368 deaths since the outbreak began in mid-2024. The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday that …
The United Nations has expressed deep concern over the worsening violence and increasing civilian casualties in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, as clashes intensify between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). UN officials have accused the RSF of committing grave violations in the city, including murder, rape, and deliberate attacks …
More than 80 per cent of health facilities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are now without medicine, according to a new assessment by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The report, released on Thursday, revealed that over 200 hospitals and clinics in North and South Kivu have run out of essential drugs …
At least 91 people died in September in the besieged Sudanese city of el-Fasher, according to the Sudan Doctors Network. The group warned of a “full-blown humanitarian disaster” as fighting between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) pushes the region deeper into crisis. Children and five pregnant people were among the victims …
A 5.5-magnitude earthquake shook southeastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, just two days after a larger quake devastated the same region, killing more than 1,400 people and injuring over 3,500. Rescue workers and residents are still digging through the rubble of villages flattened by Sunday’s 6.0-magnitude quake. The latest aftershock sparked renewed fears of further damage and …
