Portugal has to “pay costs” for its colonial past – President/in /by
Portugal’s president said late on Tuesday (Apr. 23) that his country was responsible for crimes committed during the transatlantic slave trade and the colonial era. Last week, the UN human rights chief backed calls for amends to be made over slavery and colonisation.
Nairobi residents grapple with floods aftermath/in /by
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.
Over 282 million suffered acute food insecurity in 2023 – Report/in /by
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
Africa: About 51 million lives saved through immunization programme – WHO/in /by
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 the continent in the same period.
Building collapse kills 7 in Ethiopian capital/in /by
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 rejects controversial UK proposal on asylum-seekers/in /by
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.
Muslim child beaten for allegedly attending church prayers/in /by
Seven members of a Muslim family in Uganda have been arrested for allegedly assaulting an 18-year-old girl who attended a church service.
“Efficient food systems key to tackling food waste”, UNEP programme manager/in /by
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, including methane.
UK police arrest three of migrants’ deaths in Channel/in /by
"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,"
Sexual violence in conflict increased by 50% in 2023, says UN/in /by
The UN's Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict presented the annual report to the Security Council on Tuesday.