Measles: Children most at risk as cases soar from Ethiopia to Yemen
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Chad holds divisive post-coup constitutional referendum
N’Djamena, Chad Reuters Chad holds a referendum on a new constitution on Sunday that looks unlikely to mend deep divisions between the junta and opposing groups that have fuelled a political and security crisis in one of the world’s poorest countries. The military authorities have called the vote as a vital stepping-stone to elections next […]
African mediators claim progress in efforts to end Sudan’s war
Cairo, EgyptReuters An African regional body involved in efforts to mediate over the war in Sudan says it has secured a commitment from warring parties to implement a ceasefire and to hold a political dialogue aimed at resolving the conflict. There was no immediate comment from Sudan’s army or the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, which […]
UN warns that food aid running out for Sudanese refugees in Chad
Adre, ChadReuters Food aid for more than half a million refugees who have fled from Sudan to Chad will run out next month without extra funding, a World Food Programme official said on Wednesday. “By December, there will be no assistance,” Pierre Honnorat, Chad country director for the UN agency, told Reuters. “We are calling […]
Over 30 people kidnapped by highway criminals in north Cameroon
Yaounde, CameroonReuters Over 30 people, likely including students from neighbouring Chad, have been kidnapped by suspected bandits in northern Cameroon, the mayor of the local town of Touboro said on Monday. The kidnapping took place on Sunday evening, mayor Celestin Yandal told Reuters. A Cameroonian security source confirmed the incident without giving details and said […]
Libya floods sweep away migrants, and their hopes
Derna/Benghazi, LibyaReuters The small first-floor apartment in Derna became home away from home to Syrian migrant Ammar Kanaan, after the risk of drowning kept him from attempting the dangerous Mediterranean crossing to Europe that has cost the lives of so many. After fleeing Syria two years ago to avoid military service, Kanaan had found a […]
US envoy visits Chad border with Sudan, vows to respond to atrocities
Adre, Chad Reuters The US envoy to the United Nations met Sudanese refugees fleeing ethnic and sexual violence on Wednesday and said the United States would “do everything in our power to prevent and respond to mass atrocities” in Sudan’s war. On a visit to the town of Adre in Chad on the border with […]
Heavy clashes grip Sudan capital as war shows no sign of let-up
Reuters Sudan’s army on Tuesday intensified efforts to gain ground in the capital Khartoum in some of the heaviest fighting since the start of a conflict with a rival military faction that has caused a growing humanitarian crisis. The army has launched air strikes and used heavy artillery since Monday to try to take a […]
West African leaders plan possible Niger intervention as deadline looms
Abuja, Nigeria/Niamey, Niger Reuters West African defence chiefs have drawn up a plan for military action if Niger’s coup is not overturned by Sunday, the regional bloc said on Friday, after mediation failed in a crisis that threatens regional security and has drawn in global powers. The Economic Community of West African States has given […]
West Africa threatens force on Niger coup leaders, French embassy attacked
NIamey, Niger/Abuja, NigeriaReuters West African nations imposed sanctions and threatened force on Sunday if Niger’s coup leaders fail to reinstate ousted President Mohammed Bazoum within a week, while supporters of the junta attacked the French embassy in Niamey. The 15-nation ECOWAS bloc’s response to the Sahel region’s seventh coup of recent years came as crowds […]