UN Renews Anti-Piracy Ships Off Somalia for Only 3 Months
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Friday to allow international naval forces to continue using all necessary means to fight piracy off the coast of Somalia —…
Burkina Faso’s 1.3M Displaced People Increasingly Fall Victim to Terrorists
OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO — Worsening security in Burkina Faso is hitting the country’s 1.3 million internally displaced people (IDPs), with many being forced to flee their places of refuge for…
Two dead after attack in northern Benin, army says
Published by Al-Araby Two people were killed and several wounded when Islamist militants attacked an army position in northern Benin on Wednesday night, the army said. The attack in Porga…
COVID, Conflicts Prompt UN to Make Record Appeal for Humanitarian Aid
The United Nations is appealing for a record $41 billion to help 183 million of the world’s most vulnerable people suffering from multiple crises, including poverty, hunger, conflict, and the…
Two Soldiers Killed in Militant Attack in Benin, Army Says
Two soldiers were killed and several more were wounded when Islamist militants attacked a border security post in northern Benin on Wednesday night, the army said. The raid in Porga…
Experts: Travel Bans Another Blow to Crippled South African Economy
Sudden travel bans imposed on South Africa in the past week over the omicron variant of coronavirus have dealt a blow to an already struggling economy, experts say. The jobless…
UN Chief Denounces COVID ‘Travel Apartheid’ Against Southern Africa
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday that southern African nations that first detected the omicron COVID-19 variant are being collectively punished with travel restrictions, and he urged “common sense” to…
WHO Works Toward International Pact on Pandemic Prevention
The World Health Organization (WHO) Wednesday began a lengthy process to develop an international agreement on the prevention and control of future pandemics. The WHO’s World Health Assembly – the…
Africans Will Get Wider Access to Vaccines in New Distribution Deal
Vaccine-short Africa is hopeful of getting more COVID-19 doses, as a South African pharmaceutical firm is close to being the first in Africa to distribute them for sale across the…
French Military: Forces Did Not Fire into Crowd of Nigerien Protesters
A French military spokesperson has denied an accusation that French soldiers shot into a crowd of protesters in Niger late last month. The deteriorating security situation in Africa’s Sahel region…