Global Issues
News headlines for “Conflicts in Africa”, page 196
In Niger, Guterres calls for more resources to fight terror attacks in Africa’s Sahel
- UN News
The number of terrorist attacks in the Sahel region of Africa “continues to increase” according to the UN Secretary-General António Guterres, who arrived in the capital of Niger, Niamey, on Monday, the second of three countries he is visiting on a tour of West Africa to mark the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Guterres in Senegal: ‘Triple crisis’ in Africa aggravated by war in Ukraine
- UN News
The war in Ukraine is aggravating a “triple food, energy and financial crisis,” across Africa, according to the UN Secretary-General António Guterres.
Commitment to African Medicines Agency Needs More Than Words
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI/JOHANNESBURG, Apr 29 (IPS) - Across Africa, local manufacturing and pharmaceutical companies are responding to the urgent need for locally produced medical products and technologies despite the existing regulatory challenges. We can support manufacturing capacity by expediting the establishment and operationalisation of the African Medicines Agency (AMA).
Breaking Vicious Cycle of Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation
- Inter Press Service
KIGALI, Apr 29 (IPS) - Desperate to escape the rural area where she was engaged in the informal economy in Kayonza, a district in Eastern Rwanda, Sharon* made a long and arduous journey to Kenya in the hope of a well-paid job.
Government Ministries Must Collaborate to End Teenage Pregnancy Crisis in Kenya
- Inter Press Service
Apr 29 (IPS) - The Ministry of Health in Kenya recently reported there were 45,754 cases of adolescent pregnancies between January and February this year - that translates to 700 cases a day. Of the total number, at least 2000 of these cases resulted from sexual and gender based violence (SGBV), a figure which is likely lower than the reality.
Mali’s Press ban reflects growing regional intolerance, says UN rights office
- UN News
Mali’s ban on two major international broadcasters operating inside the country is a worrying development in itself but it also reflects growing regional intolerance towards freedom of expression, the UN rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday.
West Darfur: Health workers, children, among 200 killed in ‘senseless and brutal attacks’
- UN News
Recent intercommunal violence in areas of West Darfur, Sudan, that has left scores dead, including two health workers, must stop immediately, a senior official with the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
Democracy Loses Its Glow for South Africans Amid Persistent Inequality
- Inter Press Service
BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa, Apr 27 (IPS) - South Africans believed that the introduction of democracy in 1994 would transform their lives for the better through equality of opportunities. This hasn’t happened.
Ebola vaccination campaign begins in DR Congo to counter new outbreak
- UN News
An Ebola vaccination campaign has begun in northwest Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), to halt the spread of a deadly new outbreak in the country, where the disease is endemic.
‘This is the worst drought in forty years’: Millions of Ethiopians at risk from failed rains
- UN News
Ethiopia’s eastern Somali Region has been hit by three consecutive below-average rainy seasons, worsening the already deteriorating humanitarian situation for around 3.5 million people, more than half the local population.
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