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Five months of conflict in Sudan inflict heavy toll on children in camps/in /by
Over 1,200 children have died in Sudan refugee camps since May, while thousands of newborns are likely to die across the war-torn country by year-end, the UN alerted Tuesday (Sep. 18). Most deaths could have been prevented as they were linked to suspected measles and underlying malnutrition.
The “lêkê”, poor man’s shoes that have become a symbol of Ivorian culture/in /by
"Everyone wore +lêkê+," says Rokia Daniogo, a 33-year-old trader, sitting on a street corner in the huge market in the Treichville district, where hundreds of stalls overloaded with goods and Various objects.
Water shortage pushes wildlife to migrate from Zimbabwe/in /by
With the increase in water shortages over the years, wildlife migration between the park and Botswana is not uncommon. However, Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority spokesman warned the migration came "too early" this year, citing climate change.
UN raises alarm over child deaths in Sudan as health crisis deepens/in /by
These statistics come amidst an ominous warning that thousands more, including vulnerable newborns, teeter on the brink of peril as we approach the year's end.
At least 8 dead in military helicopter crash in Kenya/in /by
The cause of the accident in Lamu County, on the Kenyan coast, was not immediately clear. Kenyan defense forces operate in the region to help deter al-Qaeda- linked extremists from the Al-Shahab group, based across the border in Somalia.
EU voices “solidarity” with French envoy in Niger/in /by
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell also renewed the bloc's "full solidarity" with Mohamed Bazoum, the elected president who has been under house arrest with his family. Borrell spoke to reporters on Sep. 18 after the bloc's foreign ministers met on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
UNESCO adds Djerba in Tunisia to world heritage list/in /by
Ancient ruins, whitewashed villages, mosques, churches and synagogues: the heritage of the tourist island of Djerba in southern Tunisia was included on UNESCO's world list on Monday, the organization announced.
Senegal: Pastef appeals to the Court of Justice of ECOWAS and the Supreme Court/in /by
The first appeal was lodged with the ECOWAS Court of Justice, the second with the Senegalese Supreme Court. In both cases, the lawyers are seeking the annulment or at least the suspension of the decision
Mysterious disease kills 7 in Ivory Coast/in /by
Seven people died on Sunday in a village in central Ivory Coast near Bouaké, where 59 others were hospitalized due to an illness of still unknown origin, hospital and local sources said.
Libyans protest against authorities in flood-hit Derna/in /by
There have also been calls for the UN to set up an office in Derna, for urgent reconstruction of the city and compensation for those affected by the flood.