Red Cross and EU strengthen emergency response in Mozambique; IMF to consider emergency financial aid
GENEVA, March 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The International Red Cross and European Union teams have since Monday reinforced medical support and…
Storm-slammed Mozambique must rebuild for ‘tomorrow’s climate’: UN
GENEVA, March 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The destruction wrought by Cyclone Idai in southern Africa this month shows weather warnings must…
Mozambique to start cholera vaccinations next week after cyclone
BEIRA, March 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mozambique will start a cholera vaccination campaign next week in areas ravaged by Cyclone Idai,…
351,000 displaced in Anglophone Cameroon – UN wants $219m in aid
GENEVA, March 28 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The United Nations Refugee Agency, UNHCR, is appealing for urgent funding to cater for displaced Cameroonians…
Liberia: Switzerland will try former rebel leader Alieu Kosiah for war crimes
BERN (Switzerland), March 28 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — In a ground-breaking case, Swiss prosecutors have announced that Alieu Kosiah, a former commander…
Congo-Kinshasa: President Tshisekedi to Make First State Visit to U.S.
DRC President Felix Tshisekedi KINSHASA, March 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi will meet U.S. Secretary…
Africa: Diseases Cost Africa U.S.$2.4 Trillion a Year – WHO
PRAIA, March 29 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — The World Health Organisation has launched a new report titled “A Heavy Burden – An Indirect Course…
MoroccO: Government to sack striking teachers – education minister
RABAT, March 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Teachers who have instigated a four-week strike will be fired along with trainees who joined…
Kenya, Uganda to push for more regional integration
NAIROBI, March 28 (NNN-KBC) — Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and his visiting Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni re-emphasized their commitment to…
Kenya: 14 killed in grisly Matuu road accident
NAIROBI, March 28 (NNN-KBC) — At least 14 people were Wednesday morning killed after the bus they were traveling in rammed…