World
Officials say two-thirds of South Sudan faces acute hunger
South Sudan is sliding deeper into a hunger emergency, with nearly two-thirds of the population — about 7.9 million people — facing…
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World
Four officials charged over fire at Swiss ski resort
Switzerland’s investigation into the deadly Crans-Montana fire has widened, with four additional current and former officials now facing criminal scrutiny, according to…
Somalia
Tanzania President Cuts Motorcade, Orders Officials to Use Buses as Fuel Prices Rise
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — President Samia Suluhu Hassan has moved to sharply reduce the size of her presidential motorcade and ordered…
Somalia
Somalia’s Southwest State Accuses Federal Officials of Al-Shabaab Links
Somalia’s Southwest State has accused senior federal officials of maintaining links with Al-Shabaab and arming local militias, sharpening its standoff with Mogadishu.…
Somalia
Somalia’s Southwest State accuses federal officials of al-Shabab links; SNA unit backs stance
The Southwest State officials accused unnamed federal government figures of maintaining links with al-Shabab and arming militias in Buur Hakaba and that…
East-Africa
Pressure Grows to Fire Malawi Officials Over Amaryllis Hotel Deal
President Peter Mutharika has been asked to dismiss Finance Minister Joseph Mwanamveka and Attorney General Frank Mbeta and to suspend George Partridge,…
World
Health officials: Israeli troops fatally shoot parents, two children in West Bank
Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian couple and their two young children in the town of Tammun in the occupied West…
Somalia
UN Officials Warn One-Third of Somalis May Face Hunger by March
UNITED NATIONS — Somalia’s hunger crisis is accelerating, with 6.5 million people — about a third of the country — projected to…
North-Africa
Somali immigration officials thwart attempt to smuggle girl to Libya
Mogadishu — Somalia’s Immigration and Citizenship Agency said Wednesday it foiled an attempt to smuggle a Somali minor out of the country…
World
Last body found following deadly California avalanche, officials confirm
Rescuers in California have recovered the ninth and final victim of the Castle Peak avalanche in the Sierra Nevada, bringing closure to…
World
Israeli strikes in Gaza kill five, according to health officials
Israeli airstrikes and gunfire killed five Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, health officials said, the latest violence to strain a four-month-old, U.S.-brokered…
