Topic: Africa
One year on from Haiti earthquake, time to return home
On 14 August 2021 a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, destroying, or rendering uninhabitable tens of thousands of houses across three departments in the south of Haiti
Washington wants to address anti-west sentiment in Africa
Christopher Isike, University of Pretoria and Tinashe Nyamunda, University of Pretoria
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to three African countries this week is...
18 million in Africa’s Sahel on ‘the brink of starvation’
As 18 million people in Africa’s Sahel region teeter on the edge of severe hunger over the next three months, the UN released on Friday an additional $30 million from its emergency humanitarian fund
Africa faces high food prices due to Russia’s war on Ukraine
African countries will pay higher prices for wheat and others could even face shortages in the coming weeks as the Russian war on Ukraine escalates.
Africa on track to control pandemic this year: WHO
Africa is on track to control the COVID-19 pandemic this year if current trends continue, but vigilance will remain key, the head of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) regional office said on Thursday.
COVID-19 cases cross 10 million mark in Africa
Coronavirus infections in Africa have reached 10.4 million while the death toll stands at 235,507, according to the latest update by the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
