‘They could have done more’: Zimbabweans slam gov’t anti-cholera campaign | Health

‘They could have done more’: Zimbabweans slam gov’t anti-cholera campaign | Health

Harare, Zimbabwe – When Priscilla Moyo’s husband Brian returned home to Harare from Mvurwi, about 100km north of the capital on Sunday night, he seemed well. By 11pm, he was battling diarrhoea. When his situation was still the same on Tuesday morning, 39-year-old Moyo took him to a nearby clinic…

Sudanese refugees face gruelling wait in overcrowded South Sudan camps | Conflict News

Sudanese refugees face gruelling wait in overcrowded South Sudan camps | Conflict News

A new truck arrives in the South Sudanese town of Renk, packed with dozens of elderly men, women and children, their exhausted faces betraying the strain of their traumatic journey out of war-ravaged Sudan. They are among more than half a million people who have crossed the border into South…

What will it take to end hunger and malnutrition in South Sudan? | Poverty and Development

What will it take to end hunger and malnutrition in South Sudan? | Poverty and Development

UN warns Africa’s youngest nation is facing a food crisis. South Sudan is on the verge of a devastating hunger catastrophe, the World Food Programme has warned. In its short history, Africa’s youngest country has been battered by armed conflict and the effects of climate change. Now, the influx of…

South Africa to hold general election on May 29 | Elections News

South Africa to hold general election on May 29 | Elections News

Ruling ANC faces a tough challenge to retain its majority in the seventh election since the end of the apartheid system. South Africa will hold national and provincial elections on May 29, President Cyril Ramaphosa’s office has said. Ramaphosa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) party is expected to face a…

‘Israel’s apartheid must end,’ South Africa says at ICJ hearing | Israel War on Gaza News

‘Israel’s apartheid must end,’ South Africa says at ICJ hearing | Israel War on Gaza News

The International Court of Justice will hear from 52 countries on the legality of Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories. South Africa told the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague that Israel is responsible for apartheid against the Palestinians and its occupation is “inherently and fundamentally illegal”. South African…

US ‘strongly condemns’ violence in DR Congo after alleged drone attack | Conflict News

US ‘strongly condemns’ violence in DR Congo after alleged drone attack | Conflict News

State Department says escalating violence poses risk to millions of people facing displacement and deprivation. The United States has condemned growing violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), blaming an armed group it says is backed by neighbouring Rwanda. Fighting has flared in recent days in the eastern…

DR Congo accuses Rwanda of airport ‘drone attack’ in restive east | Armed Groups News

DR Congo accuses Rwanda of airport ‘drone attack’ in restive east | Armed Groups News

The Democratic Republic of the Congo has accused Rwanda of carrying out a drone attack that damaged a civilian aircraft at the airport in the strategic eastern city of Goma, the capital of North Kivu province. Fighting has flared in recent days around the town of Sake, 20km (12 miles)…

Somalia president accuses Ethiopia of trying to annex part of its territory | African Union News

Somalia president accuses Ethiopia of trying to annex part of its territory | African Union News

President Mohamud ‘categorically objects’ to Ethiopia’s Red Sea port deal with Somaliland, territory Somalia claims as its own. Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has accused Ethiopia of trying to annex part of his country’s territory by signing a sea access deal with the breakaway region of Somaliland. Speaking at the…

The trial of Kwoyelo: Fate of LRA rebel commander divides northern Uganda | Armed Groups

The trial of Kwoyelo: Fate of LRA rebel commander divides northern Uganda | Armed Groups

Gulu, Uganda – At a market in Gulu, northern Uganda, women spread tropical fruit on plastic sheets, calling out to passing customers. The sun is blinding, and the air is thick with the chatter of bargaining shoppers. Distant are the days when children used to sleep under the same market stall…

ICJ demands implementation of Gaza measures, but no new action on Rafah | Israel War on Gaza News

ICJ demands implementation of Gaza measures, but no new action on Rafah | Israel War on Gaza News

Top UN court notes ‘perilous’ situation but rejects South African request to order urgent measure to safeguard civilians. The top United Nations court said that it notes the “perilous” situation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, but has declined South Africa’s request for urgent measures to safeguard Palestinians being…