Somalia
DRC Receives 16,520 Ebola Vaccine Doses Amid Deadly Outbreak
The Democratic Republic of Congo has taken delivery of its first 16,520 doses of an Ebola vaccine as officials confront an outbreak…
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Somalia
Terrorists Kill and Kidnap Worshippers During Friday Prayers
Friday prayers turned deadly in two villages in central Nigeria’s Niger State after hundreds of Lakurawa militants attacked worshippers, killing and abducting…
West-Africa
Nigerian Kidnap Survivors Recount the ‘Hellfire’ They Endured
Frail women and children lay across hospital beds in Ilorin, their emaciated bodies bearing the scars of six months in captivity in…
Central-Africa
Ebola Spreads ‘Exponentially’ in DRC as Death Toll Rises
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is accelerating, with more than 5,200 cases and nearly 2,500 deaths reported as…
North-Africa
UN warns South Sudan’s election could reignite conflict
South Sudan’s planned December elections could trigger a new outbreak of violence and increase the threat of atrocities, a United Nations human…
West-Africa
At least 51 dead after boat sinks in the northwest
At least 51 people died Thursday when a boat sank in northwestern Nigeria’s Sokoto state, according to local accounts, while rescue crews…
Somalia
DR Congo Ebola outbreak becomes the country’s deadliest ever
An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has become the country’s deadliest on record, with more than 2,300 people killed…
Somalia
Pirates Seize Cargo Ship Off Somalia Amid Renewed Piracy Fears
Pirates have seized a merchant vessel off Somalia, maritime monitors said Monday, in the latest sign of renewed piracy activity around the…
Somalia
DRC’s Ebola outbreak reaches sixth province as death toll grows
A man’s death in Bas-Uele has extended Congo’s Ebola outbreak to a sixth province, underscoring fears that the rapidly expanding epidemic is…
North-Africa
UN warns food aid for South Sudan refugees could be cut
South Sudan’s most vulnerable refugees could lose United Nations food assistance within weeks unless donors provide urgent funding, the U.N. warned Friday.…
North-Africa
Morocco moves to curb a new migrant influx
Morocco moved to head off another attempted mass crossing into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta on Wednesday after authorities uncovered a new…
