Mozambique: explosion of cholera cases after Cyclone Freddy/in /by
The number of cholera cases in Mozambique has increased tenfold since February, with more than 28,000 people infected in the southern African country still reeling from the deadly Cyclone Freddy, UNICEF said Tuesday.
Angola: Oil Exports Fall, Revenues Stand At Usd 6.9 Billion/in /by
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola exported 87.9 million barrels of crude oil in the first quarter of this year, valued at US$6.9 billion, 14.82 percent less compared to the previous period.
Guinea-Bissau joins UN agreement on environment and human rights/in /by
Guinea-Bissau has become the first non-European country to join an international agreement on government accountability for human rights and the environment, the United Nations announced Tuesday.
S.Africa’s Ramaphosa says ruling party wants country to quit ICC/in /by
The Hague-based ICC issued an arrest warrant in March for Russian President Vladimir Putin for the war crime of "deporting" Ukrainian children.
UNHCR warns of “further displacement” of people from Sudan/in /by
The U.N. refugee agency warned Tuesday of “further displacement” of people from Sudan after thousands streamed into neighboring Chad and South Sudan despite a tenuous cease-fire between the two warring Sudanese generals battling for control of the country
Brazzaville school takes a stand against prejudice, empowering autistic children/in /by
Children with autism are referred to as "wizards", "bewitched" or "lost" in Congo-Brazzaville, where a school has been set up to promote their "socialization" and raise awareness of this neurodevelopmental disorder.
Guinea: Authorities launch probe after dozens of fishermen suffer skin problems/in /by
"We have seen in the press.. that it is a new disease that has appeared, a mysterious disease, it's absolutely not. It is a chemical burn due to contact with a corrosive agent that appeared on the high seas, we do not know the origin of what happened but we are sure that it is corrosion of the skin
South Africa captain’s Rugby World Cup in doubt/in /by
South Africa captain Siya Kolisi's Rugby World Cup in doubt after knee injury.
Nigeria: NNPC Dismisses Reports of Inadequate Funding for AKK Gas Pipeline Project/in /by
[Vanguard] Mele Kyari, the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has dismissed reports claiming that the corporation failed to release funds for the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) Gas Pipeline project.
Equatorial Guinea: 12 deaths from Marburg virus according to a new report/in /by
A new provisional death toll from the Marburg virus epidemic that has been raging for more than three months in Equatorial Guinea has risen to 12, according to a new health ministry report confirmed to AFP on Monday.