Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, July 13, 2026/ — 1,926 and 702 deaths confirmed by Ministry of Health as of 11 July 5 provinces are now affected by the outbreak: Ituri, North Kivu, South Kivu, Tshopo and Haut Uele Operational constraints continue to limit response implementation, increasing the risk that undetected chains of transmission […]
New York, United States of America//-An intensifying El Niño weather pattern threatens to bring severe flooding, disease outbreaks, heatwaves and drought to communities across East Africa and Asia in the coming weeks, the International Rescue Committee warned today, with families in Kenya, Uganda, Somalia, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan among the most impacted.
Juba, South Sudan// — The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Government of South Sudan have activated the country’s first-ever drought anticipatory action plan, directly shielding over 65,000 people in Budi and Kapoeta North counties from severe, climate-induced food insecurity.
Severe damage to agriculture and infrastructure is expected across large parts of the continent, and Africa has just a few months to prepare. El Niño is here. The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) officially declared on 11 June that an El Niño event had begun, after monitoring confirmed that ocean temperatures in equatorial […]
London, United Kingdom// — Reacting to the decision by Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger to deposit formal notifications of withdrawal from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, Marceau Sivieude, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for West and Central Africa, said:
Geneva, Switzerland// — Civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo have described an exceptionally grave human rights crisis marked by allegations of sexual violence and unlawful killings, the UN Independent Commission of Inquiry on the Human Rights Situation in the South and North Kivu Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo warned today.
South Sudan// — Award-winning South Sudanese artist Irene Toss, born Amira Manyiel, has performed on some of East Africa’s biggest stages. Known for songs that speak to resilience, identity and hope, she has become one of the most recognisable female voices in South Sudan’s music industry.
The United States Department of State has announced that a U.S. embassy in West Africa has dismantled a birth tourism network involving more than 100 foreign nationals as part of a wider global effort to combat visa fraud and abuse of the U.S. immigration system.
A federal court in Florida has sentenced Ghanaian-American Kelvin Owusu Nkwantabisa to 17 years’ imprisonment for masterminding a US$38 million Business Email Compromise (BEC) fraud scheme that targeted businesses and individuals across the United States and around the world.
Geneva, Switzerland, June 4, 2026/ — Refugees in Eastern and Southern Africa remain in exile for a median period of almost 16 years, according to new analysis by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the UN Refugee Agency, underscoring the urgent need to expand solutions.
