Millions of children to be vaccinated for polio in Africa after Malawi detects case
First case of wild polio detected in Malawi for 30 years prompts emergency rollout of vaccinations in five African countries More than 23 million young...
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Better use of groundwater could transform Africa, research says
Studies ‘debunk the myth that Africa is running out of water’ but say resource needs to be better managed Groundwater resources in sub-Saharan Africa are...
‘It was hard rediscovering myself’: Judith Tebbutt on escaping Somali kidnappers
Freed 10 years ago after seven months held hostage, Tebbutt watched homecoming of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe with joy and trepidation Ten years ago on Monday, Judith...
Stranded Nigerians accuse UK of ignoring pleas of black refugees fleeing Ukraine
Critics say race is an issue in treatment of African students fleeing war in Ukraine Russia-Ukraine war: latest news Two weeks ago, Alani Iyanuoluwa fled...
Sumaya Sadurni: photojournalist and ‘rock’n’roll Mother Teresa’ dies at 32
Described as ‘outstanding and fearless’ by Bobi Wine, tributes have been paid to Sadurni, whose work featured in the Guardian and New York Times Sumaya...
‘Take from the hungry to feed the starving’: UN faces awful dilemma
Agencies forced to cut back aid in Yemen, Afghanistan, South Sudan and Ethiopia despite growing need as funds go to Ukraine Russia’s invasion of Ukraine...
‘Nowhere on earth are people more at risk than Tigray,’ says WHO chief
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says even with war in Ukraine, the world must not forget the crisis unfolding ‘out of sight’ in Ethiopia’s northern region...
Tropical Cyclone Gombe hits countries in south-east Africa
Damaging winds and torrential rainfall strike Madagascar, Mozambique and Malawi Tropical Cyclone Gombe affected parts of Madagascar, Mozambique and Malawi last week, bringing damaging winds...
Protests in Sudan after alleged gang-rape of young woman by security forces
Women fear use of sexual violence as a ‘tactic’ against those protesting the coup, after attack on 18-year-old in Khartoum Demonstrations took place across Sudan...
Hope for Kenya’s mountain bongos as five released into sanctuary
Rewilding programme marks the ‘most significant step’ in ensuring the critically endangered species’ survival Five mountain bongos have been released into a sanctuary in Kenya,...
