CAMEROONESCALATING INSECRITY DISPLACES OVER 19,300 PEOPLE IN THE FAR NORTHSeveral attacks by non-state armed groups (NSAGs) in November in the Mayo-Tsanaga and Logone et Chari divisions, in the far north, led to the displacement of over 19,300 people. …
South Africa’s free press has been largely successful at resisting efforts by the Chinese government to influence its content, say analysts, affirming a recent study by the U.S.-based think tank Freedom House.“In South Africa, we have a deep historical…
About one billion people globally live with disabilities — around 80 percent of them in developing countries.In Sub-Saharan Africa, disability data recently collected through regular household surveys in Botswana, Gabon, Lesotho, Namibia, Rwanda, Sierr…
The annual UN forum on Internet governance is under way this week in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, aiming to deliver bold solutions for an open, free, inclusive and secure digital future for all, in particular for the 2.7 billion people with no Internet acces…
From the evacuation of Ukrainian journalists in occupied cities to legal support for independent reporters from Russia, a community of organizations is working to keep media safe.In Ukraine, the February 24 invasion led to an unprecedented level of req…
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…
A court in Comoros, the island nation off Mozambique, has found former President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi guilty of treason for selling passports to people from the Middle East.A state security court in Comoros gave a life sentence to former President Ahme…
NAIROBI— FIFA has lifted a ban on Kenya’s national football federation, following the government’s decision to reinstate the body after disbanding it over corruption allegations, the country’s sports minister said Monday.In February, football’s world g…