GENEVA – The World Food Program warns the food situation in northern Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region has reached catastrophic proportions and people are beginning to die.The United Nations warns more than 350,000 people in Tigray are facing near fam…
Sudanese protesters burned tires in part of the capital, Khartoum, Wednesday night, after the government lifted all subsidies on gasoline and diesel. Finance Minister Jibril Ibrahim announced Tuesday that prices will be determined by the cost of impor…
Somalia’s Ministry of Information has denied reports that Somali troops were trained in Eritrea and fought in Ethiopia’s war in Tigray. The rejection came as parents of allegedly missing troops held another protest demanding to know their whereabouts….
The U.S. has condemned Nigeria’s continuing ban of Twitter in the country, saying the action “has no place in a democracy.”“Freedom of expression and access to information both online and offline are foundational to prosperous and secure democratic soc…
A new report finds 160 million children or nearly one child in ten is involved in child labor globally, an increase of 8.4 million since 2016. A joint report by the International Labor Organization and UN Children’s Fund warns the COVID-19 pandemic is…