At least 55 Killed in Eastern Congo Massacres, UN Says
BENI, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO – At least 55 people were killed overnight in two attacks on villages in eastern Congo, the United Nations said on Monday, in potentially the worst night of violence the area has seen in at least four years.The army a…
Read MoreWHO Calls for 20 Million COVID Vaccine Doses for Africa
GENEVA – The World Health Organization is asking for 20 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine for African countries to administer second doses to those who have received their first shot. After three weeks of declining rates of COVID-19 infections in Africa, the World Health Organization is reporting an increase in cases. It says its latest…
Read MoreWest African Leaders Suspend Mali From Regional Bloc Over Coup
ACCRA, GHANA – West African leaders suspended Mali from their regional bloc Sunday over what they said amounted to a coup last week, Ghana’s foreign minister said after an emergency meeting to address the political crisis in Mali. The 15-nation bloc, the Economic Community of West African States, “is worried about the security implications for…
Read MoreFamily of American Killed in Kenya Wants Separate Probe
NAIROBI – The family of an American investor of Somali origin whose body was found with torture wounds days after he went missing in Nairobi wants Kenya’s director of public prosecutions to run a separate investigation from one being done by police. In a letter sent through their lawyer, relatives of Bashir Mohamed Mohamud, 36,…
Read MoreNearly 400,000 Flee DR Congo City Over Fears Volcano Could Erupt Again
GOMA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO – The eastern DR Congo city of Goma was eerily deserted after nearly 400,000 of its inhabitants fled following warnings that nearby Mount Nyiragongo volcano may erupt again. The authorities geared up for a major humanitarian effort, centered on Sake, around 25 kilometers west of the city, where tens of…
Read MoreWorld Bank supports expanded access to opportunities and services, especially for women and youth
WASHINGTON D.C. May 27, 2021 –To help improve rural road access and employment opportunities, strengthen the learning environment and alignment of priority education programs with the labor market at selected higher education institutions, and increase access to high quality broadband internet services, the World Bank today approved three projects with a combined financing of $875…
Read MoreGirls will be hit hardest if we don’t prevent famine
We applaud young successful feminist activists such as Amanda Gorman, Malala Yousafzai and Greta Thunberg. Yet there is a real danger that the world sits by and watches as adolescent girls bear the brunt of a devastating global food crisis, shattering their ability to contribute to society. In 2019, 688 million people were chronically hungry.…
Read MoreDRC: More children risk being separated from family as tens of thousands flee on fears of another volcano eruption
Under the threat of another eruption, tens of thousands of people have been ordered to leave Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo, raising fears that even more children are at risk of being separated from their families, Save the Children warned. The organisation has been working to reunite children who were separated from their…
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