ICRC-Supported Facility Treats 100 Weapon-Related Injuries in 9 Days in DR Congo
Uvira General Referral Hospital (HGR), a facility supported by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has treated almost 100 people with weapons-related injuries between the 2nd and 11th…
Lightning Kills 14 People, Destroys 8,000 Homes as Torrential Rains Hit Malawi
A heavy rain which accompanied lightning killed 14 people and destroyed eight thousand (8,000) houses in Malawi. Report say storms have downed trees, power lines, and damaged roads, disrupting essential…
NAF Reacts as Burkina Faso Detains 11 Nigerian Officers, Impounds Aircraft Over Alleged Unauthorized Entry
Burkina Faso’s military government has confirmed the detention of 11 Nigerian military personnel and the seizure of a Nigerian Air Force cargo aircraft after the country accused the aircraft of…
Nigerian Air Force Airstrikes, Eliminate Fleeing Coup Plotters in Benin
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has carried out strategic airstrikes on fleeing elements of the recently foiled military coup in the Benin Republic. Security sources confirmed the development to journalists…
BREAKING: Military Coup in Benin Republic
In a very surprised development to all, a group of soldiers have appeared on Benin’s state TV announcing the dissolution of the government in an apparent coup in the West…
Fresh Fighting Erupts in DR Congo Days After Signing Peace Deal
In the eastern democratic republic of Congo (DR Congo) fresh fighting has erupted days after the peace deal was signed in washington DC. The development forced hundreds of people to…
Sudan Army Denies RSF Seizure of Babnusa Town
The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) has refuted claims by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that it has seized control of the West Kordofan town of Babnusa. The Sudan military in…
AU, ECOWAS Suspends Guinea-Bissau After Military Coup
The African Union (AU) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have suspended Guinea-Bissau from all its decision-making bodies following the military takeover that unfolded in the country…
ICRC’s Facilities Treated 1,000 Weapon-Wounded Patients This Year in South Sudan
Hospitals supported by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have treated nearly 1,000 weapon-wounded patients in South Sudan so far this year, the highest figure recorded since 2018.…
Northern Nigeria May Experience Famine Due to Insecurity — WFP
As the security crisis rocked Northern Nigeria with North-East battling Boko Haram insurgency, North central Farmer-herders while North West tried to contain banditry, the World Food Programme (WFP) has forecasted…