by Contributed | Apr 25, 2022 | Blog
Clashes between rival groups in Sudan’s Darfur killed at least 168 people on Sunday, an aid group said, in the latest bout of deadly violence to hit the restive region. Darfur, which was ravaged by civil war that erupted in 2003, has seen a spike in deadly...
by Contributed | Apr 20, 2022 | Blog
By Hillary ORINDE Twenty million people are at risk of starvation this year as delayed rains worsen an already brutal drought in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia, the UN warned Tuesday. A months-long drought has left the Horn of Africa on the verge of a humanitarian...
by Contributed | Apr 1, 2022 | Blog
The UN Security Council on Thursday voted unanimously for a new African Union peacekeeping force in Somalia, where Al-Shabaab insurgents have been seeking to overthrow the fragile government for more than a decade. Under the approved resolution, the new mission is...
by Contributed | Mar 29, 2022 | Blog
By Pierre-Henry DESHAYES As it rushes to help Ukrainian refugees, the West must not divert aid from poor countries also suffering from the fallout of the war, the head of a major refugee aid organisation warned. “In my 40 years as a humanitarian worker, I have...
