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Death Toll Rise To 89 As Seasonal Flood Continue In Sudan
In Sudan, the rainy season usually starts in June and lasts until the end of September, with floods peaking in August and September. This year is no different. New reports have shown torrential rains hit Sudan at the start of the rainy season, causing a number of casualties. The death toll from flash floods in…
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Infographics: Is There A Surge In Measles Cases On A Global Scale?
A new report by the United Nations has warned of a surge in cases of Measles globally, highlighting vaccine reinforcement as the only way to curb the spread of the disease. The Coronavirus pandemic disrupted at least 57 vaccination campaigns in 43 countries worldwide, affecting 203 million people, most of them children. Two years down…
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What Is Driving The Worsening Food Crisis In South Sudan
A new report by the United Nations revealed that up to 7.7 million people in South Sudan – some 63 percent of the population – are currently facing a food crisis. Since its independence in 2011, the oil-rich state has suffered instability, driven by extreme weather conditions, and internal armed conflict. Now the UN’s reports share…
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Visualizing Food Insecurity In Sub-Saharan Africa
Recent reports by the United Nations have shown varying degrees of food insecurity across the globe, with alarming rates found especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. The COVID-19 pandemic, constant conflict, drought, economic woes, and extreme weather have been labelled as active causes of food shortage across the world, according to the 2022 UN Global Humanitarian review (pdf).…
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2.4 Million People In Need Of Urgent Aide As Drought Lingers In Kenya
Since September, much of Kenya’s north has received less than 30 percent of normal rainfall – the worst short-rain season recorded in decades, according to the Famine Early Warning Systems Network. The lack of rainfall has wiped out pastures and exacerbated food and water shortages. Last month, the United Nations said it predicted about 2.4…
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Tigray Defence Force Parade 7,000 Captured Ethiopian Soldiers
The Tigray Defence Force has released a rare video showing more than 7,000 captured Ethiopian soldiers walking towards the Mekele Rehabilitation Centre, in the capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray region. The Tigray Defence Forces (TDF) shared that the captured soldiers walked for four days, a 75 km long journey from Abdi Eshir to Mekele, the capital of…
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UN Calls For Integrated Approach For Lasting Solutions To Natural Disasters
The United Nations has asked that the international community change its response to natural disasters to provide a lasting solution to the global problem. Given the ever-increasing frequency of severe weather events, human-made catastrophes and epidemics, piecemeal and fragmented responses will fail to address root causes and may in fact compound the challenges, a new…
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Angola To Commence Light Rail Project In 2022
The Angolan government’s new surface metro project in its megacity Luanda is proof that it is taking seriously the United Nation’s recommendation on implementing urban infrastructures that are environmentally friendly. The United Nations had in recent times asked that countries look toward implementing solutions for sustainable urban growth that focuses on making mobility more environmentally…
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Over 50 Killed In Attacks On Two DR Congo Villages
A local official has blamed the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) for the recent attack on the villages of Boga and Tchabi in the eastern Ituri region, killing at least 50 people. Military spokesman Jules Ngongo told news agencies that ADF fighters attacked the villages in two overnight ambushes. The two villages lie on the border between…
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Nearly 30,000 Displaced In Mozambique’s Palma Since March
The United Nations have revealed nearly 30,000 people have fled their homes in the town of Palma in northern Mozambique following attacks late last month that killed dozens of people. The United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday that approximately 30,000 people fled Palma since the fighters linked to ISIL (ISIS) raided the coastal town on…