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Central African Republic’s Prime Minister resigns
Central African Republic (CAR) Prime Minister, Firmin Ngrebada said that he had resigned and his government was dissolved.
In a post on Twitter, Ngrebada said he handed his resignation to the president, Faustin Archange Touadera.
In a…
350,000 people in Ethiopia’s Tigray are facing famine – U.N
A high-level U.N.-led committee that focuses on rapid responses to humanitarian crises estimates that some 350,000 people in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region are facing famine conditions, a U.N. official said late Wednesday.
The…
France ends West African Barkhane military operation
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday France's operation battling militants in the West Africa’s Sahel region would come to an end with troops now operating as part of broader international efforts in the region.
France, the…
US provides over $181 million to avert famine in Tigray
The United States is providing more than $181 million to deliver food, water and aid to feed more than three million people facing famine in the Ethiopia’s Tigray region.
The aid, provided through the US Agency for International…
Covid-19: UAE bars entry from Uganda, Zambia and DR Congo
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will suspend entry for travellers coming from Zambia, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda starting June 11, as part of efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus, the National Emergency Crisis and…
UAE to suspend travel entry for Zambia, Uganda from June 11
As a drastic measure targeted at curbing the COVID-19 Third Wave surge, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will suspend entry for travelers coming from Zambia, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda starting June 11.
This was…
Over 61 Al-Shabaab militants die in Southern Somali explosion
In a village, southern Somalia, more than 61 Al-Shabaab militants and foreign nationals were killed in an explosion. The national army said in a statement on Tuesday.
The blast went off inside a house at Ala-Futow village, located some…
French government suspends military cooperation in CAR
The French government has suspended aid and military cooperation in the Central African Republic (CAR) because of what it says is the government's failure to stop "massive disinformation campaigns" against France that have targeted its…
Nyiragongo volcano: Residents show reluctance to return home
The DRC government have been helping displaced persons from last month's volcanic eruption to return home to Goma but not everyone is keen to board the buses provided by the provincial government for reasons of fear and uncertainty.…
Burkina Faso massacre: U.N calls for desperate humanitarian aid
The U.N. refugee agency says survivors of the Saturday massacre in a Burkina Faso village are in desperate need of humanitarian aid.
Unidentified gunmen attacked the village of Solhan in Burkina Faso's northeast Sahel region on June 5.…