UN Human Rights Chief Condemns Escalation of Deadly Attacks in Eastern DRC Despite Ceasefire Agreements

UN Human Rights Chief Condemns Escalation of Deadly Attacks in Eastern...

United Nations Human Rights Chief Volker Türk has strongly condemned the surge in deadly attacks by the Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group and other armed...
Air Ambulance Crash Near Nairobi Kills 6, Including Medical Crew

Air Ambulance Crash Near Nairobi Kills 6, Including Medical Crew

A medical air ambulance operated by AMREF Flying Doctors crashed shortly after takeoff near Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, killing all on board and two bystanders...
Ivory Coast Celebrates 65th Independence Anniversary Amid Political Controversy

Ivory Coast Celebrates 65th Independence Anniversary Amid Political Controversy

Ivory Coast marked its 65th independence anniversary with a grand military parade in the central city of Bouaké, just a week after President Alassane...
Ghana Mourns as Remains of Ministers Killed in Helicopter Crash Return to Accra

Ghana Mourns as Remains of Ministers Killed in Helicopter Crash Return...

The remains of eight state officials, including Ghana’s defense and environment ministers, were received with full military honors at the Accra Airbase on Wednesday...
UN Condemns Rwandan-Backed M23 Attacks on Civilians in Eastern DRC

UN Condemns Rwandan-Backed M23 Attacks on Civilians in Eastern DRC

The United Nations Human Rights Office has strongly condemned the surge in deadly attacks on civilians by the Rwandan-backed M23 armed group in the...
Ghana Mourns as Military Helicopter Crash Kills Defense Minister, Environment Minister, and Top Officials

Ghana Mourns as Military Helicopter Crash Kills Defense Minister, Environment Minister,...

Ghana has launched an investigation into a devastating military helicopter crash that killed all eight people on board, including the country’s defense and environment...
El-Fasher on the Brink of Famine as Siege Intensifies, Residents Forced to Eat Animal Feed

El-Fasher on the Brink of Famine as Siege Intensifies, Residents Forced...

Sudan’s besieged city of El-Fasher in North Darfur is facing an imminent famine, with the United Nations warning of a deepening humanitarian catastrophe as...
MSF Suspends Operations in South Sudan Following Staff Abduction and Rising Violence

MSF Suspends Operations in South Sudan Following Staff Abduction and Rising...

Medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has announced the suspension of its operations in parts of Central Equatorial State, South Sudan, following a series...
Cocoa Farmers in Ghana Threaten Protests, Tree Removal Over Low Prices

Cocoa Farmers in Ghana Threaten Protests, Tree Removal Over Low Prices

Tensions are rising among Ghana’s cocoa farmers as frustration over low prices reaches a boiling point. Nana Oboadie Boateng Bonsu, President of the Concerned...
Ghana’s Plastic Waste Crisis: Calls for Stronger Action Amid Health and Environmental Threats

Ghana’s Plastic Waste Crisis: Calls for Stronger Action Amid Health and...

Ghana generates approximately one million tons of plastic waste each year, yet only 2–5% is recycled, leaving the rest to clog drains, fill landfills,...
Zimbabwe Bans Second-Hand Clothing Sales and Nighttime Vending in Major Towns

Zimbabwe Bans Second-Hand Clothing Sales and Nighttime Vending in Major Towns

In a sweeping move to regulate urban commerce, Zimbabwean authorities have imposed a ban on the sale of second-hand clothing in all central business...
Ethiopia Sentences Five to Death in Landmark Human Trafficking Case

Ethiopia Sentences Five to Death in Landmark Human Trafficking Case

In a historic ruling, an Ethiopian court has sentenced five individuals to death for their involvement in organized human trafficking, marking the first time...