Three days of national mourning began in the DR Congo on Saturday after the alleged massacre of civilians in the country’s east, with the government now giving a death toll of “more than 100.”On Thursday, the government accused the M23 militia — with w…
On 1 December, World AIDS Day 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling on global leaders and citizens to boldly recognize and address the inequalities that are holding back progress in attaining the global goal to end AIDS by 2030.WHO is jo…
Most of the globe was drier than normal in 2021, with “cascading effects on economies, ecosystems and our daily lives”, the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Tuesday.According to the agency’s first report on global water resources, are…
Monkeypox will now be known as mpox, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday, in the wake of reports of racist and stigmatizing language surrounding the name of the disease. The decision follows a series of consultations with global experts….
UNITED NATIONS— The United Nations (UN) on Saturday strongly condemned an attack on an airfield in southeastern Central African Republic (CAR) which left a Moroccan peacekeeper dead.The attack against UN peacekeepers at the Obo airfield on Thursday hap…
OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO — A roadside bomb killed four troops in northern Burkina Faso, an area wracked by jihadi insurgency, the army said on Saturday, while three civilians died in another strike in the same region.The troops were killed on Friday w…
This Weekly Bulletin focuses on public health emergencies occurring in the WHO African region. This week’s articles cover:• Ebola Disease caused by Sudan virus in Uganda• Cholera in KenyaFor each of these events, a brief description, followed by public…
An attack by suspected Islamic extremists on a camp outside Gao sheltering individuals who had fled violence in northern Mali has left 11 people dead, officials said Thursday.The assailants also destroyed the camp’s food stocks and stole all the livest…