Africa
Jihadists in Niger kill at least 100 in mounting violence
More than 100 civilians were killed in Niger over the weekend by extremists who attacked two villages, as insurgent violence mounts in the West African nation.
In Somalia, COVID-19 vaccines are distant as virus spreads
As richer countries race to distribute COVID-19 vaccines, Somalia remains the rare place where much of the population hasn’t taken the coronavirus seriously. Some fear that’s proven to be deadlier than anyone knows.
Africa CDC: New virus variant appears to emerge in Nigeria
Another new variant of the coronavirus appears to have emerged in Nigeria, Africa’s top public health official said Thursday, but he added that further investigation was needed.
UN: Food has run out for nearly 100,000 refugees in Ethiopia
The United Nations says food has now run out for the nearly 100,000 refugees from Eritrea who have been sheltering in camps in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, which has been cut off from the world for nearly a month amid fighting.
‘Stop the madness,’ Tigray leader urges Ethiopia’s PM
The fugitive leader of Ethiopia’s defiant Tigray region on Monday called on Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to “stop the madness” and withdraw troops from the region as he asserted that fighting continues “on every front” two days after Abiy declared victory.
Death toll from weekend massacre by Boko Haram in Nigeria 110, not 43: UN
At least 110 people were killed in the weekend attack on farm workers in northeast Nigeria by Boko Haram, the UN humanitarian coordinator in the country said on Sunday, making it the deadliest raid on civilians this year in the country.
Suspected extremists kill at least 40 farmers in Nigeria
Suspected members of the Islamic militant group Boko Haram killed at least 40 rice farmers and fishermen while they were harvesting crops in Nigeria’s northern Borno State, officials said.
Dozens of Boko Haram militants killed in Nigeria airstrikes: military spokesman
Dozens of Boko Haram militants were killed in a series of airstrikes carried out by the military in Nigeria's northeast region, a military spokesman said on Saturday.
In multiple countries, alarm over hunger crisis rings louder
The twin baby boys lay on a bed of woven palm leaves in a remote camp for displaced people in Yemen’s north, their collar bones and ribs visible. They cried loudly, twisting as if in pain, not from disease but from the hunger gnawing away at them.
Congo announces end to 2nd deadliest Ebola outbreak ever
Eastern Congo marked an official end Thursday to the second deadliest Ebola outbreak in history, which killed 2,280 people over nearly two years, as armed rebels and community mistrust undermined the promise of new vaccines.