Aid agencies working in East Africa warn of a massive humanitarian crisis if the coming rainy season falls short of expectations. The aid groups say persistent drought has left 44 million people in urgent need of assistance across Ethiopia, Kenya, Soma…

Good morning, good afternoon and good evening.The global increase in COVID-19 cases continues, driven by large outbreaks in Asia and a fresh wave in Europe.Several countries are now seeing their highest death rates since the beginning of the pandemic.T…

Lilongwe, 20 March 2022 – More than nine million children are to be vaccinated against polio in the first round of a mass campaign across four countries in Eastern and Southern Africa, after an outbreak was confirmed in Malawi.The drive, led by governm…

The world is at a ‘dangerous moment’ in the fight against diseases like polio, a senior World Health Organization official said, as efforts begin to immunize 23 million children across five African countries after an outbreak in Malawi.In February, Mal…

The World Health Organization says Africa’s COVID-19 vaccinations rose by 15% between January and February, as several countries embarked on mass inoculation drives to expand coverage and protect populations from the pandemic.Zimbabwe’s government says…

KINSHASA— A joint operation between the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) and Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) has killed a Somali-based Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) terrorist commander Abu Aden.Abu was killed in a batt…