US jury awards $29m to family of Ethiopian Airlines crash victim
A Chicago jury has awarded $29 million in damages to the family of an Irish-born United Nations employee who died in the March 2019 Ethiopian […]
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South Sudan launches $14.5m program to improve learning for crisis-affected children
South Sudan on Wednesday, August 5, launched a four-year education program aimed at improving learning outcomes for children affected by conflict, displacement and other humanitarian […]
UNICEF warns funding gap threatens humanitarian response in Ethiopia
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned that a severe funding shortfall is undermining its humanitarian response in Ethiopia, where conflict, climate shocks, disease […]
Senegal Grand Magal Road Death Toll Rises to 21 Since July 28
Road accidents linked to Senegal’s Grand Magal pilgrimage have claimed 21 lives since the National Fire Brigade launched its emergency operation on July 28, up […]
Ghana: Nearly 2 million youths not in education, employment or training – GSS
Nearly 2 million young Ghanaians aged between 15 and 35 years are currently not in education, employment or training (NEET), according to the Ghana Statistical […]
UN biodiversity meeting opens in Kenya to review 2030 conservation targets
A six-day United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (UN CBD) meeting has opened on Monday in Nairobi, Kenya, to assess global progress towards the 23 […]
Ghana’s Mahama Urges African Leaders to Adopt New Approach to Tackling Health Challenges
Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama has called on African leaders to adopt transformative approaches to address the continent’s persistent health challenges and improve healthcare outcomes. […]
Africa CDC urges swift action as DRC Ebola cases surpass 2,400
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has called for urgent international action to contain the worsening Ebola outbreak in the Democratic […]
Hackers Breach Kenyan Presidency Website, Demand Bitcoin Ransom
Kenya’s official presidential website was hacked on Saturday, 18 July 2026, with attackers replacing its homepage with a message targeting President William Ruto and demanding […]
Violence Forces Evacuation of Ebola Response Workers in Eastern DRC
Humanitarian workers responding to the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo were evacuated on Thursday from an Ebola treatment Centre in Ituri Province […]