Trapped in Ethiopia’s Tigray, People ‘Falling Like Leaves’
The plea arrived from a remote area that had so far produced only rumors and residents fleeing for their lives. Help us, the letter said, stamped and signed by a…
Uganda Approves Herbal Treatment for COVID-19
The World Health Organization has expressed concern about Uganda's approval of a locally made herbal treatment for COVID-19 amid a third wave of cases. The WHO has not approved the…
COVID, Climate Change, Food Security Top G-20 Ministers Agenda
The coronavirus, climate change and food security are on the agenda Tuesday as foreign ministers from the G-20 group of nations meet in Italy.The talks in the city of Matera…
Terrorism Spreading ‘Unabated’ Across Africa, Warns US Commander
WASHINGTON - The United States and its Western allies are being forced to confront a grim reality in Africa where years of work to blunt the spread of terrorism, whether…
Report: Africa’s Online Sector Could Grow with More Support
NAIROBI - A global development organization says women run more online businesses in Africa, but face greater challenges than online firms led by men.The International Financial Corporation, which is the…
WHO Chief: Corona Delta Variant ‘Spreading Rapidly’
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Friday that the delta variant of the novel coronavirus has been identified in at least 85 countries and “is the most transmissible…
Fewer Kenyan Youths Joining al-Shabab
NAIROBI - Kenyan authorities say at least 350 young people who joined the Somali Islamist militant group al-Shabab have surrendered this year and will be reintegrated into society. Security agencies…