Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Africa

October 18, 2022

UNICEF warns of unprecedented child deaths in Somalia amid historic drought

UNICEF worries that without greater action and investment, “we are facing the death of children on a scale not seen in half a century.”

MALNOURISHED SOMALI CHILDREN
October 18, 2022

UN ramps up aid in Chad as floods hit one million people

Flooding completely submerged neighbourhoods in the capital N’Djamena, forcing people to flee their homes.

Chad Flood
October 18, 2022

Four UN peacekeepers killed in Mali attack

Three peacekeepers were earlier killed when their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device.

UN PEACEKEEPERS
October 18, 2022

FESTAC ’77: Obasanjo recommends African unity for global advancement

“This should be the essence of the forthcoming festival, meant to commemorate the 45th anniversary of FESTAC ’77.”

Olusegun Obasanjo
October 18, 2022

Tigray: UN urges Eritrean forces to withdraw from Ethiopia

UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres has called for an end to hostilities in Tigray, including the immediate withdrawal and disengagement of Eritrean forces from Ethiopia.

October 17, 2022

Ghanaian public universities embark on strike over allowance disputes

Over 250,000 university students are estimated to be affected by the strike.

Strike flag used to illustrate the story
October 17, 2022

Uganda’s Museveni puts capital Kampala on Ebola response alert

Uganda currently has 58 confirmed cases of Ebola, 19 deaths, and 20 people have recovered since the index case was reported on September 20.

Yoweri Museveni
October 17, 2022

Tanzanian farmers to receive three million coffee seedlings to boost production

State-run Tanzania Coffee Board (TCB) said it would distribute three million Robusta coffee seedlings to farmers free of charge to boost cash crop production.

Coffee fruit
October 17, 2022

FG warns of more floods after 603 die, 1.3 million displaced

According to her, weather forecasts indicated that Anambra, Delta, Cross River, Rivers and Bayelsa are still at risk of experiencing floods until the end of November.

flood
October 16, 2022

SMEDAN tasks West African MSMEs on global competitiveness

SMEDAN says West African countries must create export-ready MSMEs to compete with exports from other countries.

SMEDAN