The death toll from a migrant boat disaster off Djibouti this week has risen to 24, the UN’s migration agency said, highlighting a sharp increase in the number of people returning from Yemen to the Horn of Africa nation this year. The capsize on Monday was the second fatal maritime accident in two weeks off Djibouti, …
Togo’s opposition parties have filed a lawsuit with a West African court to try and overturn a constitutional reform they say allows President Faure Gnassingbe to extend his grip on power.The amendment, which shifts the small West African state from a presidential to a parliamentary system, has fuelled political tensions ahead of April 29 legislative …
Togo opposition asks W.Africa court to overturn reformsThu, 25 Apr 2024 11:37:53 GMT Read More »
The death toll from flash floods in Kenya’s capital Nairobi has risen to 13 after the discovery Thursday of three more bodies, police said.President William Ruto convened an emergency multi-agency meeting Thursday to respond to the crisis after torrential rains triggered floods that caused chaos across the city, blocking roads and bridges and engulfing homes …
Kenya on alert as flood death toll reaches 13Thu, 25 Apr 2024 11:18:13 GMT Read More »
Togo goes to the polls on April 29 in legislative and regional elections amid tensions over the contested rule of the same family for more than half a century.Here are five facts about the small West African nation which counts among its most famous figures the football legend Emmanuel Adebayor.- Family dynasty –One family has …
Five things to know about TogoThu, 25 Apr 2024 06:26:32 GMT Read More »
Togolese go to the polls on April 29 to elect new lawmakers and the country’s first regional representatives, with political tensions high since the adoption of a divisive new constitution.After his father ruled Togo for nearly four decades before him, President Faure Gnassingbe — already in office himself since 2005 — is accused by critics …
Togo’s legislative elections: What is at stake?Thu, 25 Apr 2024 06:19:46 GMT Read More »
Mauritania President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani said Wednesday he would run for a second term in presidential elections due in June.Ghazouani, 67, has been at the helm of the vast West African country since 2019 and provided stability in the Sahel region, which faces rising jihadism.”I have deemed it appropriate to address you directly, dear compatriots, …
Global immunisation efforts have saved at least 154 million lives in the past 50 years, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, adding that most of those to benefit were infants.That is the equivalent of six lives saved every minute of every year of the half century, the UN health agency said.In a study published in …
Vaccines saved at least 154 million lives in 50 years: WHOWed, 24 Apr 2024 15:58:10 GMT Read More »
Storms and flash floods turned roads into gushing rivers and swamped homes with waist-high muddy water across the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Wednesday, killing at least 10 people.The East Africa region has been lashed by relentless downpours in recent weeks, as the El Nino weather pattern exacerbates the seasonal rainfall.Across Nairobi, vehicles were stuck in …
10 dead as floods wreak havoc in Kenyan capitalWed, 24 Apr 2024 15:53:01 GMT Read More »
Talks between striking Kenyan doctors and the government have broken down, the medics’ union said Wednesday, bringing misery for thousands of patients after six weeks of industrial action.Some 7,000 members of the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) walked off the job in mid-March over demands for improved pay and the implementation of …
Kenya doctors wage talks collapse, strike to go on: unionWed, 24 Apr 2024 14:19:39 GMT Read More »
Roads turned into gushing rivers and homes swamped by waist-high muddy waters: storms and flash floods wreaked devastation across the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Wednesday, claiming at least four lives.The East Africa region has been lashed by relentless downpours in recent weeks, as the El Nino weather pattern exacerbates the seasonal rainfall.Across Nairobi, images posted …
Four dead as floods wreak havoc in Kenyan capitalWed, 24 Apr 2024 12:37:01 GMT Read More »
