The United Nations warned on Monday that one in four people in Somalia are at risk of severe hunger as a result of the drought that has ravaged the country by decades of war, after three seasons of bad rains. The United Nations expects the crisis to worsen and 4.6 million people in need ofContinue reading “One in four Somalis experience severe hunger due to worsening droughts – UN”
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DRC: Congo announces end to the current Ebola Virus outbreak in East Africa
Congolese officials on Thursday declared an end to an Ebola outbreak that has killed at least six people since October in the latest health challenge facing the country’s troubled east. The most recent outbreak occurred in North Kivu province, the same part of the Congo where more than 2,200 people died during the Ebola epidemicContinue reading “DRC: Congo announces end to the current Ebola Virus outbreak in East Africa”
Mozambique: President Nyusi warns unvaccinated citizens of looming restrictions
Mozambique’s President Filip Nyssi has urged people to follow measures to control the spread of the new coronavirus variant. He asked everyone to get vaccinated against Covid-19, threatening to ban services to unvaccinated people. This comes amid a rise in the number of daily infections in recent days. The country recorded more than 700 casesContinue reading “Mozambique: President Nyusi warns unvaccinated citizens of looming restrictions”
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