[ad_1] Sudan is suffering one of the worst humanitarian crises in recent history after nearly a year of war, the United Nations has warned. Fighting between the army, headed by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, since last April has killed tens of thousands of…
[ad_1] Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has suspended the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu, from office with immediate effect. The suspension was revealed in a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale. He said it was in line with Tinubu’s avowed commitment to…
[ad_1] As Israel presses its military offensive across Gaza, the army has been repeatedly advising some two million civilians to move to a “humanitarian zone” smaller than London’s Heathrow Airport. Al-Mawasi is a narrow strip of land by the Mediterranean Sea. It has few buildings and largely consists of sandy dunes and agricultural land. The…
[ad_1] Following reports that its officers stationed at Mepe in the North Tongu District of the Volta Region to support victims of the Akosombo Dam spillage had withdrawn from the area, the Ghana Armed Forces has issued a statement denying the claims. Some media reports had suggested that soldiers deployed to the area to carry…
[ad_1] DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Announcement comes as US President Joe Biden visits Israel amid mounting pressure over humanitarian situation in Gaza. The Israeli government has said that it will not block humanitarian aid entering the besieged Gaza Strip from Egypt, following pressure from its international allies to allow aid to reach Palestinian civilians in the…
[ad_1] The United States has vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution that would have condemned Hamas’ attack on Israel while calling for a pause in the fighting to allow humanitarian assistance into Gaza. The US was the sole vote against the resolution on Wednesday, with 12 members voting in favour and Russia and the…
[ad_1] Biden’s visit will mark a significant show of US support for its top Middle East ally after Hamas fighters attacked southern Israel on October 7. Death toll on the Israeli side has reached 1,400 people on Tuesday. Israel has responded by tightening its blockade on Hamas-ruled Gaza, including by restricting the entry of fuel,…
[ad_1] Gaza’s authorities say ‘all basic life services’ are at risk after Israel’s ‘total siege’ of the Hamas-run enclave. Gaza’s power authority has said the blockaded enclave’s sole power plant will run out of fuel within hours, leaving the Palestinian territory without electricity after Israel cut off supplies in retaliation to the recent attacks by…
[ad_1] Rescuers are working around the clock to try to save thousands that remain buried following a powerful earthquake that hit Afghanistan’s Herat province on Saturday. Rescue workers and volunteers are working around the clock to try to dig out survivors and bodies from the ruins of the villages worst affected, 48 hours after the…
