Africa
Facebook removes French, Russian accounts active in Africa
Individuals linked to Russia and the French military used fake Facebook and Instagram accounts to wage a covert disinformation campaign in the Central African Republic ahead of elections there this month, Facebook announced this week.
OIC CFM: Rohingya, security issues in Africa high on agenda
Rohingya crisis and tackling terrorism in Africa will get much focus at Foreign Ministers-level meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) that begins on Friday in Niamey, the capital of Niger, officials said.
The OIC Secretariat will hold the 47th Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) under the theme of “United against Terrorism for Peace and Development".
The meeting will discuss ways to raise funds for supporting the Rohingya case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen was supposed to lead the Bangladesh delegation at the meeting but his visit was cancelled as he had tested positive for COVID-19 hours before his departure.
Sharjah honours culturally driven refugee empowerment initiatives of Malawi's Tumaini Letu
Non-profit is the recipient of US$ 136,000 as winner of the fourth Sharjah International Award for Refugee Advocacy and Support 2020.
Up to 1,90,000 people could die of COVID-19 in Africa if not controlled: WHO
Eighty-three thousand to 190 000 people in Africa could die of COVID-19 and 29 million to 44 million could get infected in the first year of the pandemic if containment measures fail, a new study by the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa finds.
WHO secures 2 mln USD to contain COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) said Wednesday it has approved around 208 million Kenyan shillings (about 2 million U.S. dollars) in emergency assistance for the World Health Organization (WHO) to strengthen its capacity to help African countries contain the COVID-19 pandemic and mitigate its impacts.
Africa, Latin America fragile targets for coronavirus spread
The West African nation of Mali has roughly one ventilator per 1 million people — 20 in all to help the critically ill with respiratory failure. In Peru, with more than 32 million people, about 350 beds in intensive care units exist.
New Army training team heads to Africa
The Army, for the first time, will send soldiers from one of its new training brigades to Africa in the coming weeks, expanding the use of the new specialized units as the Pentagon looks at possible troop cuts on the continent.
US leads training exercises in Africa amid focus on Sahel
Crouching in the sparse brush, maneuvering into formations through a divide, and then shooting at a target, about 10 soldiers from Burkina Faso are among a select group of African soldiers being trained to battle West Africa's fast-growing extremist threat.
'We're definitely not prepared': Africa braces for new virus
At a Chinese-run hospital in Zambia, some employees watched as people who recently returned from China showed up with coughs but were not placed in isolation. A doctor tending to those patients has stopped coming to work, and health workers have been ordered not to speak publicly about the new virus that has killed hundreds around the world.
Al-Shabab attacks military base used by US forces in Kenya
Al-Shabab extremists overran a key military base used by U.S. counterterror forces in Kenya before dawn Sunday, destroying several U.S. aircraft and vehicles, Kenyan authorities said. It was the al-Qaida-linked group's first attack against U.S. forces in the East African country, and the military called the security situation "fluid" several hours after the assault.