Nigeria Rescues Hundreds of Women and Children from Boko Haram Captivity
The Nigerian army has announced the rescue of hundreds of hostages, primarily children, and women, who had been held captive for months or even years […]
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Nearly 230K Sudanese Children, Women on Brink of Starvation, NGO Says
In a dire warning issued on Wednesday, non-governmental organization Save the Children revealed that nearly 230,000 children and pregnant or postpartum women in Sudan are […]
Seventy-year-old Ugandan woman gives birth to twins
A 70-year-old Ugandan woman has given birth to twins, “an extraordinary feat”, according to Edward Tamale Sali, the doctor who supervised her pregnancy and delivery. […]
Hunger has killed at least 500 children in war-torn Sudan
At least 498 children “and probably hundreds more” have died of hunger in four months of war in Sudan, the NGO Save the Children reported […]
Mozambique: Unknown assailants kill three people and kidnap 10 women and children
An unknown armed group on Tuesday killed three residents of a village in Cabo Delgado, northern Mozambique, from where they abducted 10 women and children, […]
Algeria: Global Outcry at Summary Deportation of Sub-Saharan Migrants
Algerian authorities’ recent move to round up and deport hundreds of sub-Saharan migrants has produced a global outcry, all the more so as the measure […]