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News headlines for “Conflicts in Africa”, page 147
Tanzania confirms first-ever outbreak of deadly Marburg Virus Disease
- UN News
Tanzania confirmed its first-ever cases of Marburg Virus Disease after conducting laboratory tests in the country’s northwest Kagera region, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement on Wednesday.
BRAC International Signs MoU with Rwanda to Empower People in Extreme Poverty
- Inter Press Service
KIGALI, Mar 21 (IPS) - Against a brutally painful historical backdrop, a story of hope and resilience unfolds in Rwanda.
Young poets lend their talents to promote peace, marking the 75th anniversary of UN peacekeeping
- UN News
“Across identities and differences… over countries and continents… it is not hard to choose peace.” These lines are from a new poem created to mark the 75th anniversary of UN peacekeeping operations.
Sudan holds massive political ‘workshops’, embarks on new transition phase, Security Council hears
- UN News
The parties to a watershed political agreement in Sudan – signed in December 2022 – have launched a fresh round of consultations on key challenges facing the country, the senior UN official in Khartoum told the Security Council on Monday, citing several important breakthroughs that have already emerged from that process.
UN ramps up aid as millions affected in cyclone Freddy’s wake
- UN News
UN agencies on Monday were scrambling to reach millions affected by the deadly tropical cyclone Freddy, which has worsened cholera outbreaks in Malawi and Mozambique as communities recover from devastating damages caused by storms, massive flooding, and mudslides.
South Sudan: Humanitarians call for justice after latest deadly attack
- UN News
Humanitarians have strongly condemned the latest deadly assault on aid workers in South Sudan, urging the Government to step up security and bring those responsible to justice.
South Sudan: Humanitarians call for justice after latest deadly attack
- UN News
Humanitarians have strongly condemned the latest deadly assault on aid workers in South Sudan, urging the Government to step up security and bring those responsible to justice.
190 million children at risk from water-related crises: UNICEF
- UN News
A new analysis from the UN children’s agency, UNICEF, shows that some 190 million children in 10 African countries are at the highest risk from a convergence of three water-related threats – inadequate water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH); related diseases; and climate hazards.
First Person: Starting from zero – Gambian returning migrant counts cost of attempted Europe crossing
- UN News
Amadou Jobe, like many other Gambians before him, embarked on a perilous journey through northern Africa, in a failed bid to reach Europe. Now, with the support of the UN, he is making a life for himself and his family back home.
Belief in Witchcraft Costing Lives of Elderly Women in Malawi
- Inter Press Service
BLANTYRE, Mar 17 (IPS) - In December last year, a video clip went viral of two elderly women surrounded by a charged-up crowd and engulfed in a cloud of dust as they filled up a grave in a village in the Mzimba district in northern Malawi.
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