Geneva, Switzerland, June 8, 2018//-World Health Organisation (WHO) is supporting nine countries bordering the Democratic Republic of the Congo to scale up their national emergency preparedness and response capacities.
Category: Africa
SA: Man Gets 3 Life Sentences For Murder Of Own Family
June 7, 2018//-A South African court on Thursday sentenced a 23-year-old man to three life sentences for murdering his parents, Martin and Teresa as well as brother, Rudi with an axe in 2015.
171 Stranded Nigerians Return From Libya
Lagos, Nigeria, June 7, 2018// – No fewer than 171 Nigerians were on Tuesday night returned to the country through Libya in the ongoing repatriation of the country’s citizens from the war-torn North African country.
United Nations Condemns Attack on Peacekeepers in South Sudan
Juba, South Sudan, June 6, 2018/ — The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) strongly condemned an armed attack that directly targeted its peacekeepers in the country’s Unity region, on the morning of 4 June 2018.
US Considering Major Reduction of Special Forces in Somalia, Africa
June 5, 2018//-The United States is considering a sharp reduction in its special forces operations in Somalia and other African countries, the New York Times reported on Monday.
DR Congo: UN Experts Urge Review of Draft NGO Bill
Geneva, Switzerland, June 4, 2018/ — UN human rights experts urged the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to undertake a comprehensive review of a draft Bill aimed at regulating the work of non-governmental organisations, saying it threatens the vital work of civil society.
Buhari: Too Little Too Late?
June 3, 2018//-When Muhammadu Buhari won the Nigerian general election in 2015 by more than 2.5 million votes it seemed that Africa’s largest economy had finally turned a new leaf after a long history of political and economic mismanagement.
Kenya May Never Close Dadaab, but its Threat has Exposed System Failures
May 30, 2018//-When Kenya announced it would close the Dadaab refugee camp in May 2016, the world reacted with shock and recriminations.
MSF Begins Ebola Vaccination Trial in D.R Congo to Help Curb Outbreak
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 30, 2018/ — The international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) started vaccinating Ebola frontline workers in Bikoro, Equateur Province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Kenya Arrests 17 Officials Amid $100m Graft Investigation
May 28, 2018//-Kenyan authorities arrested the head of a government agency on Monday in a corruption investigation into the theft of nearly $100 million, a rare move to hold officials to account for graft in a nation where it is widespread.