Fifth of medicines in Africa may be sub-par or fake, research finds
Analysis suggests extent of problem UN estimates is causing 500,000 deaths a year in sub-Saharan region A fifth of medicines in Africa could be substandard...
Category : Ethiopia
Death toll from Ethiopia landslides could reach 500, UN agency says
Mudslide in Gofa zone on Monday traps people rescuing victims from a slide the previous day The death toll from landslides that hit south-western Ethiopia...
At least 229 people dead in Ethiopia after heavy rain causes mudslides
Officials say death toll could rise further as people use shovels and bare hands to search for survivors At least 229 people have died in...
Battlefield deaths from global conflicts hit 30-year high, study finds
Since 2021, the overall number of deaths, including of civilians, has risen to the highest level in three decades, Peace Research Institute Oslo reports Deaths...
Soaring number of migrants trapped in Yemen face abuse and starvation, say NGOs
Urgent funding needed to help people return home as humanitarian crisis reaches critical levels, according to migration organisation The number of African migrants stranded in...
‘A colonial mindset’: why global aid agencies need to get out of the way
With the world’s humanitarian system in crisis, many NGOs now recognise that local charities can deliver much more at far less cost Before civil war...
UK accused by Amnesty of ‘deliberately destabilising’ human rights globally
Rights chief also warns Britain will be ‘judged harshly by history for its failure to help prevent civilian slaughter in Gaza’ The UK has been...
Refugee who left UK for holiday in 2008 stranded in east Africa for 16 years
Saleh Ahmed Handule Ali, now 33, had indefinite leave to remain in UK, but Home Office failed to keep a record A refugee who left...
Elite cyclist to lead London race while living in asylum hotel
Trhas Tesfay, from war-torn Ethiopia, says she suffers hunger headaches as she cannot eat Home Office hotel meals One of Ethiopia’s elite female cyclists will...
Surge of interest in Ethiopian culture boosts case for return of treasures, says Sissay
Poet who is curating country’s first Venice Biennale pavilion says ‘part of the heart’ of the country was looted and is being held in museums...
