Danish Refugee Council Stories

Garissa launches 10-day livestock vaccination campaign in Dadaab refugee camps
Issa Hussein  |  Apr 19, 2025

Garissa Agriculture and Livestock CEC Milgo Dubow, who launched the campaign in Dadaab on Friday, said the threat posed by the TADs needed a response...

Tunisia hands jail terms ranging from 13 to 66 years to opposition figures
Reuters  |  Apr 19, 2025

Rights groups say President Kais Saied has had full control over the judiciary since he dissolved parliament in 2021 and began ruling by decree.

Lack of reliable data hampers global response to youth mental health crisis
Charity Kilei  |  Apr 18, 2025

WHO says that only by using clear, fair, and well-tested ways of assessing mental health can countries avoid two common mistakes: either underestimati...

Major breakthrough as UN adopts plan for net-zero shipping emissions by 2050
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 18, 2025

The IMO, which was established in 1948 and is based in London, has a history of creating global regulations to enhance safety and reduce pollution fro...

Liberia reports H5N1 bird flu on poultry farm, WOAH says
Amina Wako  |  Apr 18, 2025

The outbreak, detected in February on a farm in the Bong county, killed 18 birds out of a flock of 26,000, the Paris-based WOAH said, quoting informat...

Ritual murder of children: Study in Ghana and Kenya explores who's doing it and why
The Conversation  |  Apr 18, 2025

In many African communities, there are widespread beliefs relating to the use of human body parts for traditional healing rituals. Human body parts an...

Why Kinshasa keeps flooding and why it's not just about the rain
The Conversation  |  Apr 18, 2025

Local rains combined with runoff from torrential rains coming from neighbouring Congo Central Province quickly overwhelmed the city’s small urban trib...

Labour Ministry under fire as woman with invisible disabilities says she’s been denied work for 10 years
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 17, 2025

Likiwop, who has lived with these conditions for many years, revealed that while the new Social Health Authority covers consultations, it does not cov...

Government to include AI tools like Chatgpt in school curriculum
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 17, 2025

Speaking while responding to questions from Senators, Kabogo said the government had already partnered with the European Union (EU) to develop a compr...

Duale stops kidney transplant services at Mediheal hospital, suspends senior officials
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 17, 2025

He further directed that all patients currently seeking transplant-related services at Mediheal be redirected to eight other licensed transplant centr...

Tanzania launches diplomatic push for Prof Mohamed Janabi to head WHO Africa office
Mwangi Maina  |  Apr 17, 2025

To spearhead the lobbying effort, President Samia Suluhu Hassan has deployed former President Jakaya Kikwete as a special envoy, highlighting the high...

Itumbi faults halting of Butere Girls' play, calls action unnecessary but defends state's role
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 17, 2025

The play’s controversial theme, which focuses on a young generation rising up against an oppressive government, has triggered intense public debate, w...

MPs back Stephen Isaboke for Broadcasting PS role, urge Ruto to reassign him over GOtv conflict
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 17, 2025

The vetting panel wants him moved from the Broadcasting and Telecommunications docket, which falls under the Ministry of Information, Communication an...

Lang’ata Cemetery: Place of final rest, but a symbol of unfulfilled promises
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 17, 2025

The crisis has been years in the making. Although the cemetery was declared full in 2001, burials have continued there on a weekly basis.

Senators accuse government of sabotaging civilian oversight of NIS amid rights abuse concerns
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 16, 2025

The senators now claim the government is intentionally obstructing the appointment of the board, particularly in light of growing concerns about human...

TUK declared insolvent as Parliament orders forensic audit into Sh12bn debt
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 16, 2025

The MPs sitting on the committee, chaired by Bumula MP Wanami Wamboka, ordered an immediate forensic audit of the university’s finances dating back to...

IEBC Selection Panel on the spot for secretly adding six candidates
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Apr 16, 2025

The alterations, made just days before the scheduled interviews, have drawn widespread criticism and prompted questions regarding the integrity of the...

WHO members reach deal on global pandemic preparedness after 3 years of talks
Reuters  |  Apr 16, 2025

The agreement is widely seen as a victory for the global health agency at a time when multilateral organisations like the WHO have been battered by sh...

WHO launches first-ever global guidelines to combat meningitis and save lives
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 15, 2025

While meningitis can affect anyone, the disease burden is particularly high in low- and middle-income countries and areas experiencing large-scale epi...

Gachagua claims life in danger as he lists 6 'planned' attacks in 5 months
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 15, 2025

The former DP claimed that the threats to his life began in late 2024, when he was attacked during a funeral service in Limuru, Kiambu County, on Nove...

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