Category: Africa

Zimbabwe Ferry Disaster Leaves 44 Dead on Lake Kariba _x000D_ The Zimbabwe ferry disaster on Lake Kariba has left at least 44 people dead after a passenger vessel overturned in rough waters on Tuesday. _x000D_ Police said the ferry sank after a strong wave hit the vessel. Rescue teams have recovered 44 bodies from the… Continue reading Zimbabwe Ferry Disaster Leaves 44 Dead on Lake Kariba

The Congo Ebola outbreak began in February, months before authorities officially declared it in May, according to the World Health Organization. The revelation has raised concerns about how long the virus circulated undetected in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. _x000D_ WHO officials say early cases may have been mistaken for other illnesses, including malaria… Continue reading Congo Ebola Outbreak Started Months Before Official Declaration

Somalia Malnutrition Crisis Worsens as Aid Funding Falls _x000D_ The Somalia malnutrition crisis is worsening as funding for nutrition programs falls by more than 80% this year. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) says the sharp decline comes as more children face severe hunger in displacement camps across southwestern Somalia. _x000D_ The aid group warned that one… Continue reading Somalia Malnutrition Crisis Deepens as Funding Falls 80%

DRC Census Offers Millions a Chance to Be Counted _x000D_ The DRC census is preparing to count the population for the first time since 1984. For many Congolese, however, the exercise means far more than establishing a population figure. _x000D_ In Bunia, Ituri province, 28-year-old Heritier Ramazani has never appeared in a national census. He… Continue reading DRC Census: First Population Count in 42 Years Begins

Africa’s biggest economies are moving to build more solar manufacturing capacity at home as governments seek greater energy security, industrial growth and less reliance on Chinese imports. _x000D_ Ethiopia, South Africa, Morocco and Nigeria are expanding efforts to produce or assemble solar equipment locally. The push ranges from solar-panel assembly to more advanced manufacturing. _x000D_… Continue reading Africa’s Solar Push Grows as China Dominates Supply Chain

More than 178,000 immigrants have left South Africa in recent months as authorities intensify a crackdown on undocumented migration and anti-immigrant protests continue across the country. _x000D_ The departures represent one of the largest migrant exoduses from South Africa, one of Africa’s biggest economies, in recent years. Some migrants have faced deportation, while many others… Continue reading Immigrants Leave South Africa: 178,000 Return Amid Crackdown

Farmers near Kenya’s Amboseli National Park are disputing claims that cyanide-contaminated tomatoes killed 16 elephants last month. _x000D_ The elephant deaths have sparked an investigation into how cyanide may have entered an area where wildlife and farming communities live side by side. _x000D_ One elephant carcass was found beside a dusty road. Another had been… Continue reading Cyanide Poisoning: 16 Elephants Die in Kenya

Northern Ethiopia’s shifting alliances are changing the political and security landscape once again. The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), Fano militias and Eritrea once stood on different sides of the region’s conflicts. Today, Ethiopia’s federal government says former partners have developed new links, creating fresh tensions across Tigray and Amhara. _x000D_ From 2020 to 2022,… Continue reading Northern Ethiopia’s Shifting Alliances Explained

The Congo Ebola outbreak has become the fastest-growing Ebola crisis ever recorded, yet many of the frontline workers risking their lives every day remain unpaid. At the center of the emergency is infection-control worker Wiza Bondele, who continues to report for duty despite months without receiving his salary. As confirmed infections rise rapidly, financial hardships,… Continue reading Congo Ebola Outbreak: Unpaid Health Workers Fight Crisis

Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have quarantined a river boat carrying 255 passengers after five people died during the journey, prompting fears linked to the ongoing Ebola outbreak. _x000D_ Health officials intercepted the Yingfeng 2, a vessel operated by a Chinese company, near Bende Bende port. The location is about 65 kilometers upstream… Continue reading Ebola Outbreak: DR Congo Quarantines River Boat