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Chad, already weakened by recurring food crises, is facing a new tragedy: torrential rains have hit all 23 of the country's provinces, causing devastating floods. The numbers are alarming: More than 500 people have died, and thousands of…

Nearly 6,300 people have fled their homes in the aftermath of an attack in central Haiti by heavily armed gang members that killed at least 70 people, according to the U.N.’s migration agency. Nearly 90% of the displaced are staying with…

There is still no respite for Sudan's people as a cholera outbreak which was confirmed in August continues to wreak havoc. Sudan's health ministry said that 430 people had died as a result of the outbreak in the past month, with 14,000…

Thousands of people are fleeing their homes in the towns and villages surrounding Goma as clashes between the Congolese army and M23 rebels escalate, seeking refuge in the bustling city, where the conflict has also reached unsettling…

For, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Jens Laerke says in Geneva that in the Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville), the United Nations was responding to a flood disaster, “unprecedented in scale for six…

Thousands of coup supporters rallied near a French military base in Niger on Friday, a day after West African leaders said they would muster a "standby" force in their efforts to reinstate the country's deposed leader. Fears also mounted…

Thousands of devotees from Ethiopia's Muslim community took part in a large-scale street iftar, a fast-breaking dinner, during the holy month of Ramadan on Meskel Square in Addis Ababa, to raise funds to help internally displaced citizens.…

Thousands of Tunisians rallied in the capital Sunday, the country's independence day, to protest against President Kais Saied and consultations over constitutional reforms proposed by him. Protesters shouted "the people want to overthrow…

Malians took to the streets in masse after the military junta called for protests against stringent sanctions imposed by the West Africa bloc ECOWAS over delayed elections. In the capital Bamako, thousands of people wearing the national…

Thousands of Zimbabweans lined up outside banks and currency exchange offices across the country on Thursday, some for days, in a desperate bid to get cash before Christmas. Most are unlikely to succeed as the inflation-ravaged southern…