The Egyptian economy, already struggling for several years, has been severely impacted by the war in Gaza. The escalation of the conflict between Israel and its neighbors has become yet another obstacle to economic reforms and development in Egypt. A…

Nigeria will become one of the first countries to roll out a new malaria vaccine after receiving a first batch of 846,200 doses. Developed by scientists at the University of Oxford in England, the R21 vaccination was produced by the…

Mbera in southeastern Mauritania hosts thousands of Malian refugees. The United Nations refugee agency estimates Mauritania welcomes over 262,000 refugees mostly women and children from Mali. UNHCR is heading to the upcoming UN climate conference to advocate on behalf of…

“Those who want to dim our light will have to wait,” it is with these words that activist Kemi Seba announced Thursday (Oct. 17) he had regained his freedom. The Beninese who is in his forties spent almost four days…

Kenya’s Deputy President, Rigathi Gachagua, was unable to attend his impeachment hearing on Thursday because he is seriously ill and in the hospital, according to his lawyer. Gachagua was set to appear before the Senate to defend himself against 11…

A ride-hailing company in Kenya is trying to improve the lives of disabled people by providing them with safe and reliable transport. The Ace Mobility start-up was co-founded over three years ago by Daniel Gatura, now 27, who had witnessed…

Climate change together with the ongoing armed conflict in northeastern Nigeria have resulted in a dramatic increase in cases of severe malnutrition. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says this upward trend is a worrying sign that families…

Parachutes with aid were seen being dropped over Gaza Strip on Thursday. U.N. humanitarian officials earlier said aid entering Gaza is at its lowest level in months and warned that critical lifelines in the territory’s north, where Israel has renewed…

At least one man has died and two were missing after a wooden boat carrying 100 migrants sank south of the small southern Greek island of Gavdos on Wednesday, Greece’s coast guard said. A total of 97 people were rescued…

Lagos residents on Wednesday said economic hardship and hunger were linked to the deaths of people who were scooping up fuel from an overturned gasoline tanker when it exploded. More than 140 people, including children, were killed and dozens were…

Local government officials joined hundreds of mourners in northern Nigeria on Wednesday for the mass burial of more than 140 victims killed in a devastating tanker explosion. The tragedy occurred in the town of Majiya, Jigawa state, when an overturned…

More than 140 people, including children, were killed and dozens were injured in Nigeria after an overturned gasoline tanker truck exploded in flames while they were trying to scoop up fuel pouring from the vehicle, emergency services said Wednesday. The…

Kenya has relocated 50 elephants to a larger park in bid to reduce overcrowding in the Mwea National Reserve. It is hoped that the move will ease environmental pressure and reduce conflict between the large mammals and humans in the…

Egypt’s and Spain’s foreign ministers renewed on Wednesday (Oct. 16) calls for cease-fires in Gaza and Lebanon. Egyptian Badr Abdelatty was hosting his counterpart in Cairo. “The arrogance of power cannot achieve security and peace for any country, and we…

Can an eight-point plan end the war in Ukraine? To applause, President Zelensky presented 5 points of his victory plan Wednesday to Ukrainian parliamentarians. The plan includes geopolitical, military, economic and security provisions to be met in wartime and when…