A recent report from the United Nations (UN) and the World Bank has revealed that about 144 Nigerian women die daily from pregnancy and childbirth complications. Imagine that…
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Africa: U.S. to Join Climate Fund for Poor Countries
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday announced the United States is willing to join other rich countries in raising US$100 billion in yearly climate financing for poor…
A kongói hadsereg visszaélései miatt az ENSZ visszavonja támogatását
A Kongói Demokratikus Köztársaságban az ENSZ békefenntartó erői felfüggesztették logisztikai, illetve minden más támogatásukat a Nemzeti Fegyveres Erők (FARDC) egységei számára, miután kiderült, hogy emberi jogokat sértettek meg…
EU supports AU with 30m euros
The European Union has declared a pledge of 30million Euros to assist the African Union Mission in Somalia, sources said on Tuesday.
Millions at risk as East Africa rains fail, Oxfam says
Aid agency Oxfam warns that a failure of rains across swathes of East Africa is putting millions of lives at risk. This is the sixth successive season of…
Guinea aide admits shooting junta leader Camara
A renegade soldier hunted by Guinea's authorities for trying to kill junta leader Capt Moussa Dadis Camara has admitted that he shot his boss.
Obesity Epidemic Taking Root In Africa
The urban poor in sub-Saharan Africa are the latest victims of the obesity epidemic. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Public Health claim that overweight and…
UN Cuts Support for DRC Army Units Over Rights Abuses
United Nations peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have suspended logistical or other support for units of the National Armed Forces (FARDC) when there are…
Southern Africa: Zimbabweans test the definition of refugee
The "humanitarian nature" of the mass movement of Zimbabweans to neighboring Southern African countries has blurred the distinction between what is a "refugee" and an "economic migrant", because…
Saharwi Hunger Striker Intensifies Pressure for Talks
U.S. Sen. James M. Inhofe (R-Okla.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, made the following statement about Ms. Aminatou Haidar´s month-long hunger strike in the Canary…