Detroit-based East African restaurant finalist for top US restaurateur award
Burundi refugee couple launched Baobab Fare as a pop-up in 2017 and it became a full-blown eatery in 2021.
Many leaders are more interested in power than helping end conflict, UN humanitarian chief says
Leaders in many conflict areas are more interested in power and political rivalries than in listening to the needs of their people, improving their lives and ending the fighting, the United Nations humanitarian chief told The Associated Press.
Split in United Methodist Church over LGBTQ+ inclusion
Leaders of the United Methodist Church have expressed regret after the Ivorian branch's decision to leave the union following the repeal of a long-standing ban on LGBTQ+ clergy.
Germany must be ready for war, Defence minister says
Boris Pistorius is convinced that his country will need to fight. President Vladimir Putin warned Wednesday that Russia could provide long-range weapons to others to strike NATO targets in response to NATO allies including Germany allowing Ukraine to use their arms to attack Russian territory.
Kenyan company becomes country’s first to 3D print prosthetic limbs
Over the past year, Prothea has produced more than 100 pieces for amputees all over Kenya.
Sudan war: Al-Burhan visits Gezira state following RSF attack
The 1-year-old war between the RSF and the Sudanese army has killed more than 14,000 people and wounded thousands. The UN warned in April that fuelled by weapons from foreign actors in violation of sanctions.
Fire at Congo displacement camp leaves dozens homeless, UN reports
It had already endured bomb attacks in early May, which killed at least 18 people and injured 32 others, a U.N. spokesman said.
UNICEF: One in four children worldwide live in severe food poverty
In a new report, it warns that millions of children are unable to access and consume a nutritious and diverse diet to sustain optimal growth and development in early childhood and beyond.
Dozens remain trapped after a gold mine collapses in northcentral Nigeria
First responders “had to run for their lives as the mine kept falling inside,”
UN: Somalia elected to Security Council after more than 50 years
Somalia gets seat at the United Nations Security Council. Denmark, Greece, Pakistan and Panama also got seats on the U.N. Security Council in a secret ballot in the General Assembly.