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13 Killed In Kenya In Drought-Related Violence
Thirteen people, mostly women and children, have been killed in central Kenya this week in a cycle of violence between...
Act Now To Help Starving Children In East Africa
Sir Mo Farah has said it "breaks his heart" to hear how families are facing starvation in East Africa as he backed a UK...
Disasters Emergency Committee Makes East Africa Appeal
UK aid agencies have launched a fundraising appeal to help millions of people facing hunger in East Africa. The...
Madagascar Cyclone Deaths Rise To 78, 400,000 Affected
A cyclone that slammed into Madagascar last week killed 78 people and affected 400,000, the authorities said on Tuesday...
Cyclone Enawo Kills At Least 38 People, Madagascar Authorities Say
The death toll from Cyclone Enawo that slammed into Madagascar earlier this week, has risen to 38 people, injured 180,...
Cyclone Kills 38, Displaces 53,000 In Madagascar
Cyclone Enawo killed 38 people, injured 180 others and displaced 53,000 after it slammed into Madagascar earlier this...
Iraq Says No Sign of IS Chemical Weapons Use In Mosul
Iraq's UN envoy said Friday there was no evidence that the Islamic State group had used chemical weapons in the battle...
10,000 Displaced As Cyclone Pounds Madagascar
More than 10,000 Madagascans have been forced out of their homes over the past 48 hours as tropical cyclone Enawo...
Cyclone Kills Four, Heading Towards Madagascar Capital
At least four people have been killed by tropical cyclone Enawo in Madagascar, the prime minister said Wednesday, as...
Migrants Get Three Mins To Call Home
After an 11-month journey across desert and sea, Mohamed finally hears his mother's voice once more thanks to a Red...
Late Penalty Gives Wa All Stars First Win of the Season
Defending Ghana Premier League champions Wa All Stars recorded their first win of the season edging Inter Allies 1-0 on...
Chemical Weapons Injure Seven In Mosul Area
Seven people, among them five children, have been hospitalised over the past two days near Iraq's Mosul with injuries...
Crisis In Baringo As Kenya Red Cross Pulls Out
A humanitarian crisis is looming in Baringo County after the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) suspended its operations...
NPP’s Kofi Taylor Is Gone; Winneba Mourns
I must admit I was such a resisting boy when I was a child. I never gave in easily, and I refused to be put down. I...
Dozens of Migrants Drown Off Libya
It is believed they were trying to cross the Mediterranean to Italy. Migrant deaths have risen to record levels along...
Red Cross Urges Release of Two Staff Abducted In Afghanistan
The Red Cross on Saturday called for the unconditional release of two staff members who were abducted when their convoy...
Hundreds of Migrants Storm Fence To Reach Spanish Enclave of Ceuta
Several hundred migrants have stormed a six-metre (20 ft) security fence that separates Morocco from Ceuta, a Spanish...
Mongolian Herders Reel Under Dreaded ‘dzud’ Weather
Thousands of Mongolian herders face disastrous livestock losses from a dreaded severe weather phenomenon known as the...
Kenya’s Uhuru Kenyatta Declares Drought A National Disaster
Kenya’s president has declared the drought, which has affected as much as half the country, a national disaster....