March 7, 2020 Tropical forests losing their ability to absorb carbon: study A new study is reporting that the world's tropical forests are losing their capacity to absorb carbon dioxide (C02), raising alarms about the prospect of accelerating increasing climate breakdown.
March 6, 2020 Explosion near US Embassy in Tunis prompts emergency response A suspected suicide bomber has reportedly blown himself up after detonating a bomb near the U.S. embassy in Tunis, the capital of Tunisia, according to local media.
March 5, 2020 Sudan security forces plotted killings and torture of pro-democracy protesters, investigation finds Official Sudanese security forces went to great lengths to plot and perpetrate mass atrocities against demonstrating civilians, a new report from the U.S-based Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) has found.
March 1, 2020 Omar Bashir: What to know about Sudan's dictator accused of genocide For three decades, Omar al-Bashir ran Sudan with an iron fist while marred by allegations of genocide before a military coup overthrew him.
February 28, 2020 Fly540 flight makes emergency landing 'in an open field' following engine failure, photos show The plane landed safely with no injuries, the airline confirmed.
February 25, 2020 Locust outbreak devastating East Africa reaches Congo, UN officials say A locust outbreak that has devastated parts of East Africa and overwhelmed local officials has reached the Congo, according to the U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organization.
February 21, 2020 Joseph Kony survivor recalls how faith, God helped her endure 8 years in captivity Victoria Nyanjura was just 14 years old when insurgents under the umbrella of Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) ripped away her innocence. For eight years, she was brutalized as a sex slave in the jungles of eastern and central Africa.
February 20, 2020 5 of the worst humanitarian crises the world has been facing Several conflicts around the world have led to some of the worst humanitarian catastrophes in recent years. Starvation, sexual violence and the displacement of millions has challenged geopolitical environments and prompted questions of how to respond to such emergencies.
February 20, 2020 Food crisis in the Horn of Africa: What to know A locust infestation in the Horn of Africa is bringing about one of the worst food crises in the region in more than 70 years, officials have warned.
February 20, 2020 Lesotho prime minister to be charged with estranged wife's murder: police Lesotho's Prime Minister Thomas Thabane will be charged with the June 2017 killing of his estranged wife, Lipolelo, a top police official said Thursday, and the prime minister announced he would be stepping down.