Day: August 20, 2022

22 dead in Chad heavy rains since June: UN

Torrential rains have caused the death of 22 people in Chad since June, with more than 110,000 affected, a UN report has said.The rains had also destroyed more than 2,200 hectares of agricultural land, the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitari…

95 killed in South Sudan communal conflicts

At least 95 people have been killed in communal conflicts in South Sudan in July alone, the United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) has reported.A humanitarian snapshot released by UNOCHA on Thursday adds that more than …

Nigeria’s Osun River: Sacred, Revered and Increasingly Toxic

Yeyerisa Abimbola has dedicated most of her 58 years on Earth to the Osun, a waterway in deeply religious Nigeria named for the river goddess of fertility. As the deity’s chief priestess, she leads other women known as servants of Osun in daily worship…

Somalia: Attackers seize control of hotel in Mogadishu

Attackers seized control of a popular hotel in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, following two car bomb blasts and gunfire.Abdikadir Abdirahman, director and founder of Mogadishu’s Aamin ambulance services, said late on Friday so far nine wounded people w…