UN chief raises alarm over political scapegoating and world’s collective failure to manage migration
Over the past four years, at least 200,000 people were trafficked, most of them women and girls. Families and children continue to be detained. Countless workers remain exploited and excluded from labour protections, said Guterres.
President Tshisekedi worried that unending war in eastern Congo makes it difficult to hold elections in 2028
The DRC would not organise elections without the participation of North Kivu and South Kivu provinces, where large chunks of territory have been seized by the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group, he said.
Crime agency FBI instigating virologist linked to Fauci Covid project for smuggling into US dangerous pathogens from Congo
The FBI’s investigation into Munster and Yinda comes amid a flurry of activity involving virologists linked to Fauci and controversial gain-of-function research. Evidence suggests that researchers may have created SARS-CoV-2 in a lab and that the virus escaped the lab, leading to the Covid-19 pandemic.
How South Sudanese 1878 prophet’s sacred stick became centre of vicious power struggle between President Kiir, Machar
That stick is known as Ngundeng Bong’s dang and not only has its reputation as a magical and dangerous weapon lived on, but it also plays a role in the latest cycle of violence in the world’s youngest nation.
Juba agriculture conference told private sector investments key to taking 7.8 million South Sudanese off relief food
Felix Dzvurumi, FAO acting representative in South Sudan, highlighted that addressing land access and providing legal protection for farming are primary goals to remove barriers for investors.
World Health Organisation reports seven hantavirus cases and assures public risk low
A cluster of passengers with severe respiratory illness aboard a cruise ship was reported to the organistion on Saturday.
Understanding origins, spread of hantavirus, the illness suspected in a cruise ship outbreak
Studies indicate hantaviruses have been around for centuries, with outbreaks documented in Asia and Europe.
Suspected outbreak of rare hantavirus on a cruise ship in Atlantic kills three people, three others fall sick
One patient was in intensive care in a South African hospital, the UN health agency said, and it was working with authorities to evacuate two others with symptoms from the ship.
Kenyan police officers return home after successful Haiti Peace Mission Multinational Security Support
The officers led by Mission Commander Godfrey Otunge were received by senior government officials, diplomats and family members in a ceremony marked by prayers, tributes and recognition of their service in one of the world’s most volatile security environments.
Fresh eruption of civil war in South Sudan ignites fierce fight for humanitarian aid between state and rebels
Photos shared on social media after the massacre convey the consequences. In one, a rail-thin young man, his arms bound behind his back, lies face-first in the ashes of a cooking fire. In another, three women and two children lie together on the ground of the hut where they had gathered to register.
