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Attack on MSF hospital in South Sudan was deliberate, UN rights commission says
Reuters  |  May 07, 2025

MSF said on Saturday that at least seven people had been killed and 20 wounded in South Sudan's Fangak county when a bomb was dropped on the pharmacy,...

Bombing destroys last functional health facility in Jonglei State, South Sudan
Mary Wambui  |  May 03, 2025

In a statement, the organisation condemned the attack, which began at approximately 4:30 am when two helicopter gunships dropped a bomb on the hospita...

Malnutrition crisis deepens in Sudan's South Darfur area with growing conflict
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 29, 2025

This time of year, known as the hunger gap, is when people in South Darfur face the most difficulty accessing food. MSF warns that supplies for malnut...

MSF worker killed as deadly violence against humanitarian workers continues in Eastern DRC
Mary Wambui  |  Apr 25, 2025

The nurse based at Masisi General Referral Hospital is the second MSF staff member to be killed in Masisi town in the past two months and the third to...

MSF warns of desperate situation for persons displaced from Sudan's Zamzam camp
Mary Wambui  |  Apr 19, 2025

On April 11, the RSF and their allied armed groups stormed Zamzam, Sudan's largest displacement camp, which used to host at least 500,000 people near...

Congo rebels leave strategic town ahead of planned Doha talks
Reuters  |  Apr 04, 2025

M23 has seized eastern Congo's two largest cities in a swift advance since January that has resulted in thousands of deaths and forced hundreds of tho...

MSF suspends humanitarian operations at Sudan’s Zamzam camp as conflict escalates
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 24, 2025

MSF teams said they have documented reports of homes being set on fire, looting, sexual violence, killings and beatings.

DRC Conflict: MSF calls for safe and voluntary return for displaced Goma residents
Mary Wambui  |  Feb 13, 2025

Some displaced individuals reported receiving evacuation orders, while others claimed they had been advised against leaving. Many, having endured year...

How free emergency medical services are saving lives in Nairobi slums riddled with poverty, violence
Mary Wambui  |  Jan 12, 2025

Lavender House Clinic project is not only treating illnesses but transforming lives, one patient at a time.

MSF suspends support to famine-stricken camp in Sudan's Darfur
Reuters  |  Oct 11, 2024

The army and the RSF have been locked in conflict for nearly 18 months, triggering a profound humanitarian crisis in which more than 10 million people...

Conflict drives surge in maternal deaths in Sudan's South Darfur, MSF says
Reuters  |  Sep 25, 2024

The health crisis in South Darfur is one of the worst of its kind globally and is being driven by the conflict between military factions that broke ou...

Sudan war: Hospital in Al-Fashir shut after attack, aid group says
Reuters  |  Jun 09, 2024

The city, in the Darfur region of northwestern Sudan, is home to more than 1.8 million residents and displaced people, and is the latest front in a wa...

Generation War: Children in Sudan today
AFP  |  Apr 11, 2024

The UN says it has been able to reach only 10 per cent of Sudan's 48 million people, with the country on the brink of famine.

Measles outbreak in Dagahaley Refugee Camp calls for urgent response
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 29, 2024

The organisation has warned that due to its highly contagious nature, measles could result in severe complications, including pneumonia, malnutrition...

Attack on patients and medical staff in DR Congo raises fear
Barack Oduor  |  Mar 11, 2024

The surge of violence in and around Drodro has triggered a mass exodus from the area, with thousands of people seeking refuge at Rho camp for displace...

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