35 people have died in Kenya since mid-March in flooding events that have affected more than 100,000 people, according to figures from the Red Cross.
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Over 282 million people in 59 countries and territories suffered acute food insecurity in 2023, according to the 2024 Global Report on Food Crisis. These numbers represent a 24 million increase in comparison to the previous year
A landmark study to be published by The Lancet reveals that global immunization efforts have saved an estimated 154 million lives over the past 50 years.
According to the WHO Africa bureau, an estimated 51.2 million lives have been through vaccines on ...
A residential building collapsed in Ethiopia’s capital during the early hours of Wednesday, claiming the lives of seven individuals who were asleep in a nearby house.
Botswana's foreign minister, Lemogang Kwape, has disclosed in an interview with a South African TV channel that the British government approached Botswana to receive migrants deported from the UK.
Seven members of a Muslim family in Uganda have been arrested for allegedly assaulting an 18-year-old girl who attended a church service.
Food waste is a global concern because of the million tons of food scavanged annualy but also because of the environmental toll of production, including the land and water required to raise crops and animals and the greenhouse gas emissions it produces...
"This tragic incident once again demonstrates the threat to life posed by these crossings and brings into focus why it is so important to target the criminal gangs involved in organising them,"
The UN's Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict presented the annual report to the Security Council on Tuesday.
The bodies of 19 people were recovered Tuesday off the coast of Tunisia, one of the primary points of departure for those seeking to traverse the Mediterranean Sea to Europe.
