Category Archives: General
Internal Displacement in the Sahel Tops 2 Million as Armed Conflict Intensifies
GENEVA – The U.N. Refugee Agency, or UNHCR, is warning that countries in the Sahel have reached a breaking point as unrelenting violence in the region has caused more than 2 million people to become displaced inside their own countries
Zimbabweans Blame Government for COVID-19 Deaths of Officials
HARARE, ZIMBABWE – A surge in coronavirus cases in Zimbabwe has included the deaths of two Cabinet ministers in 48 hours.
The government announced Friday night that Transport Minister Joel Matiza had died of COVID-19. On Wednesday, the president’s office …
Central African Republic Begins 15-Day State of Emergency
A 15-day nationwide state of emergency began in the Central African Republic at midnight Thursday in response to rebel-inspired violence over last month’s disputed reelection of President Faustin-Archange Touadera.
The state of emergency announcement Thursday came on the same day …
Public Face of South Africa’s COVID-19 Fight Dies of Virus Complications
South Africa is mourning the sudden death of Jackson Mthembu, a cabinet minister and presidential adviser who was the public face of South Africa’s fight against COVID-19.
President Cyril Ramaphosa offered condolences in a statement Thursday, saying he was shocked …
US Pledges to Join World Health Organization’s COVID-19 Global Vaccination Initiative
The leading infectious disease expert in the United States says the country will participate in the global initiative to provide COVID-19 vaccines to poor countries.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and …
Zimbabwe Foreign Minister Dies of COVID-19
Zimbabwe is mourning the death of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister Sibusiso Moyo.
The government said the country’s top diplomat died Wednesday after contracting COVID-19.
Moyo gained international notoriety as an army general, becoming the spokesperson of the 2017 …
