KEY POINTS• According to the seasonal calendar (see FEWSNET), the month of May is normally characterized by Diraac/Sugum rains and the start of fruit market gardening, however, this year it has not rained yet and the country is facing a drought. Regard…
The United States has announced rewards of up to $1 million each for information leading to the arrest of two Kenyans wanted on charges of drug and wildlife trafficking.Kenyan security agencies are searching for the two fugitives, Badru Abdul Aziz Sale…
STOCKHOLM— The number of confirmed cases of monkeypox worldwide has reached 219 outside of countries where it is endemic, according to an update released by the European Union’s disease agency.More than a dozen countries where monkeypox is unusual, mos…
YAOUNDE— A spike in cholera in Cameroon has killed 140 people since October last year, Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute said.“The updated epidemiological situation report shows a total of 7,287 notified cases, including 140 deaths, since October 2021,”…
Flood victims in South Africa’s port city of Durban had yet to recover from last month’s historic rain when another storm hit this weekend. Victims and experts say it is a signal that better urban planning is needed to protect residents and their livel…