Mozambique: Explosion of cholera cases after Cyclone Freddy
Cholera cases in Mozambique have increased tenfold since February, with more than 28,000 people infected in the southern African country still reeling from the passage […]
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Drought in Somalia could cause 135 deaths a day, says UN
The record drought in the Horn of Africa could lead to 135 deaths per day in Somalia between January and June, the Somali Ministry of […]
A female brigade to fight violence against Mozambican women
In Mozambique, nearly half of all women are married before they reach the age of majority, according to the United Nations. 22% are victims of […]
Nigeria: Sixteen people killed in a mosque
Gunmen shot dead 16 people praying inside a mosque in a village in west-central Nigeria on Monday, local authorities said Tuesday. Central and northwestern Nigeria […]
Child soldiers rescued by Mozambican authorities
Government forces in Mozambique have rescued children abducted in the Northeast of the country by jihadists who enlisted them as fighters, Unicef said Tuesday, without […]
Unicef calls for the reopening of schools in DRC
Congolese students have been at home since December 18. This decision was taken to stop the spread of the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. […]
DR Congo: New outbreak of Ebola declared in northwest
A new outbreak of Ebola fever was declared in DR Congo, with new cases confirmed in the town of Mbandaka, at a time the is […]
Measles claims 5000 lives in DR Congo
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, a measles epidemic has killed about 5,000 people this year, many of them young children, the World Health Organization […]
School closures triple in Central & Western Africa as education comes under fire
The UNICEF has warned in a new report that a generation of children in Central and Western Africa risks being denied the right to learn […]
UN warns of spike in grave violations against children in Mali as ‘the new normal’
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and partners on Tuesday, called on all warring parties in Mali to stop attacks on Children and “keep them out […]