Guterres also said that reform of the Security Council is imperative and long overdue to maintain global order and safety, including the expansion of...

OCHA said the flooding is compounding an already dire humanitarian situation in the country, which faces ongoing conflict and acute food insecurity.

In a statement posted on its official Facebook page, the General Administration of Coast Security, which operates under the internationally recognised...

In a joint press release, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the United Nations Children's Fund and th...

At the same time, UN partners monitoring population flows across Gaza have reported more than 425,000 movements from southern to northern parts of the...

The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) claimed responsibility for Wednesday's attack on Khartoum.

From the previous research, the authors said non-smokers at the highest risk of lung cancer are mostly those who are exposed to passive smoking, radio...

Images shared on social media showed the mangled train parts scattered along the Dire Dawa-Dewele route.

Since the outbreak was declared on September 4 in Bulape, a health zone in the central province of Kasai, a total of 64 cases have been reported, incl...

According to Hosni Mohana, the municipality's public relations officer, these operations aim not only to restore transportation routes but also to pre...

The decree stipulates that only demonstrations directly related to the October 25 presidential election process will be permitted, while all other pub...

President Yoweri Museveni urged countries to focus on areas of common benefit such as trade, investment, and tourism, saying cooperation in these sect...

Mutharika said in his statement that the SADC is following "with grave concern" the political and security developments in Madagascar, and that the SA...

It noted that amid the critical funding shortfall, only 70,000 newly arrived refugees who fled conflict in neighbouring Sudan and South Sudan will con...

Two years of Israeli strikes have left Gaza in ruins, caused famine, and killed more than 67,000 people, according to the Gaza health authorities.

The Rwandan leader said in light of the changing global landscape, the answer lies not in retreating or turning inwards because today's economies and...

Founded in 2010 by Aneth Gerana Isaya, the first deaf woman to graduate from the University of Dar es Salaam, FUWAVITA was born out of necessity. Afte...

According to EDR, the construction of the new project, which will be fully executed by EDR engineering experts, from design and project management to...

On October 1, the armed individuals attacked and robbed Ugandan fishermen at Rweshama Landing Site on Lake Edward in the western district of Rukungiri...

The meeting brought together senior government officials, business leaders, and private sector representatives from both countries to review progress...

UNICEF spokesperson Ricardo Pires said that, on average, one child has been killed or injured every 17 minutes, describing the figure as "unacceptable...

According to earlier figures from the syndicate, approximately 150 journalists have relocated from Khartoum to other regions, while around 70 have fle...

The incident is particularly puzzling as the Khentika tomb, discovered in the 1950s and used as a storage facility for antiquities, had been completel...

Gaspard Banyankimbona, AU commissioner for education, science, technology and innovation, said "despite their pivotal role, teachers across Africa fac...

The exercise was part of the ninth Africa Amnesty Month, observed under the theme "Safer Communities through Voluntary Disarmament".

Save the Children has reported a rise in waterborne diseases and an increase in snake bite cases, which are escalating public health concerns.

Residents awoke to the unfolding disaster three days ago. Farmland that stood green just weeks earlier is now submerged. Men cluster at the broken edg...

The GSF, comprising some 50 vessels with over 500 volunteers from more than 40 countries, aims to challenge Israel's naval blockade and deliver food a...

The meeting brings together representatives of the AU, the East African Community, the United Nations, civil society, youth, women's groups, the media...

To build an effective dengue prevention barrier, the Sudanese government recently initiated a campaign aimed at cutting off the transmission of the vi...

The Etosha National Park is a major tourist destination in Namibia, drawing thousands of visitors annually to see its wildlife and salt pan landscape.

The announcement followed days of protests in major cities across the country, including the capital Antananarivo, over frequent power outages and wat...

An eyewitness reported seeing an Antonov aircraft fly over the city on Monday morning, dropping boxes inside the base. The plane was not targeted by a...

Julius Mucunguzi, spokesperson for the Electoral Commission, said the body is fully prepared to deliver free and fair elections, with campaigns permit...

Last Thursday, the Sudan Doctors Network, a non-governmental organisation, reported 23 deaths from malnutrition among children and women in El Fasher...

Among those on board are some South African citizens, including Mandla Mandela, grandson of the late former president Nelson Mandela, who has long bee...

A demonstration organised on Thursday in Antananarivo escalated into looting in several parts of the Indian Ocean island country by the end of the day...

In a statement issued late Wednesday, the AUC chairperson congratulated the president-elect on a "landmark election," and lauded the southern African...

Eight candidates are contesting the presidency, including incumbent President Wavel Ramkalawan of the Seychellois Democratic Alliance (Linyon Demokrat...

Meanwhile, the Coordination of Resistance Committees in El Fasher, a volunteer group, reported a drone strike by the RSF targeted a busy local market...

The naming ceremony, which coincided with World Rhino Day, allows individuals, corporations, and philanthropists to symbolically "adopt" and name a rh...

In September 2023, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger signed the Liptako-Gourma Charter in Bamako, agreeing to establish the Alliance of Sahel States (AES).

Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit said the move also aligns with the demands of the people in those countries to support the Palestinian...

The announcement came as scheduled on the eve of the High-Level Conference on the two-state solution, organised by France and Saudi Arabia at UN headq...

The three organisations expressed support for ongoing international and regional peace initiatives in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, reaffi...

The wooden vessel was travelling from Muchora Abino A village to escort a catechist to a burial ceremony when it overturned near Kiryanga Village in A...

It said the attack was a "flagrant violation of religious norms and international conventions" protecting civilians and places of worship.

Founded in 1900 in Paris, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) is the global governing body of cycling. It promotes cycling as a sport, leisure act...

Ebola is a highly contagious hemorrhagic fever that causes a range of symptoms such as fever, vomiting, diarrhoea, generalised pain, and malaise, and...

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that in just the past five days, 11 emergency shelters for about 11,000 people...