The United Nations children’s fund (UNICEF) on Friday called on the Somali authorities to approve the Child Rights Bill to better protect children in the country.…
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Uganda’s Minister of Internal Security, Elly Tumwine, has backed police action after 37 people were killed on Wednesday and Thursday following clashes with supporters of opposition…
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the lives of tens of millions of children in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, a United Nations agency…
Nigerian lecturers, under the aegis of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), have been sued by some students over a strike action that has dragged…
Ugandan Presidential candidate and singer, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu (Bobi Wine) has been charged with spreading COVID-19. Bobi Wine was on Friday, granted bail by a Ugandan…
The new equipment is aimed at improving police mobility around the country’s border areas, build training capacity for new officers, and boost firearms proficiency.
Nigeria has begun moves to tackle the spread of the Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease (RHD) outbreak in the West African nation, a government official said on Friday.…
Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker of Nigeria’s Federal House of Representatives has confirmed that his security aide killed a newspaper vendor in Abuja, the Nigerian capital. Gbajabiamila on…
The UN humanitarian agency said an estimated 1.03 million people have been affected by flooding across South Sudan since July. The UN Office for the Coordination…
Extended conflicts in Tigray region, Northern Ethiopia have put 2.3 million children in need of urgent humanitarian assistance, according to the United Nations International Children’s Emergency…