Abuja, Nigeria – At least 13 people, including four children, were killed in two separate stampedes in Nigeria as large crowds gathered to collect food and clothing items distributed at annual Christmas events, police said on Saturday. Both accidents came days after another similar stampede in Africa’s most populous country, amid a growing trend by … Read more
Some of Johannesburg’s informal waste recyclers have recently received an upgrade. One collaboration transformed a massive camp into an award-winning, data-driven solar-powered sorting and baling hub. As Marie de Klerk reports, incomes have increased and neighbors are happier. Videographer: Marie De Clercq and Patrick O’Reilly Source link
United Nations – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday announced $200 million in new humanitarian funding for the Sudanese people as he chaired a high-level Sudan meeting at the UN Security Council, giving Sudan its biggest boost since fighting broke out between rival generals. Total US support exceeded $2.3 billion. In April 2023. … Read more
In September, US forces completed their withdrawal from Niger, where it had two bases that help partners counter terrorism in the Sahel. The withdrawal followed a coup by members of Niger’s military in 2023. The US military says the withdrawal has had a major impact on efforts to fight terrorism in the region. VOA Pentagon … Read more
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo – At least 25 people, including children, were killed and dozens missing after a packed boat capsized in a river in central Congo on Tuesday, officials and local residents said. The ship was believed to be carrying more than 100 passengers after leaving the city of Inongo, northeast of … Read more
Saint-Denis de la Reunion, France – Rescuers were hard pressed Monday to reach survivors after a devastating cyclone hit the French Indian Ocean region of Mayotte, destroying homes across islands and leaving hundreds feared dead. Images from Mayotte, which like other French overseas territories is an integral part of France and governed from Paris, showed … Read more