By Cecilia Macaulay Pope Francis has ended his peace pilgrimage to South Sudan by celebrating an open air mass attended by tens of thousands in Juba. He urged the congregation to reject what he called the “venom of hatred”, and told them to lose no opportunity to build peace. And he pleaded with the country’s…
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UN: Fake medicines kill almost 440,000 sub-Saharan Africans a year
In sub-Saharan Africa, as many as 267,000 deaths per year are linked to falsified and substandard antimalarial medicines, a United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) report found. In addition, up to 169,271 are linked to falsified and substandard antibiotics used to treat severe pneumonia in children. Trafficking these products is also taking a direct economic toll…
10 people killed in two attacks in Burkina Faso
At least 10 civilians were killed in two attacks by suspected jihadists in the Burkina Faso town of Dassa, according to AFP citing security and local sources on Friday. Late on Thursday, two groups of armed men attacked two areas in Dassa, a commune in west-central Burkina Faso around 140 kilometers (90 miles) west of…
Mo Ibrahim foundation report: African governance ‘backslides’ on democracy
The latest report on African governance by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation rates the continent as less secure than it was a decade ago. Africa is considered more vulnerable to the effects of the war in Ukraine. DW digs deeper. “Africa’s overall governance score has flatlined since 2019, and in 2021 much of Africa is less…
Nigerian flights disrupted by striking ground staff
Airlines in Nigeria said flights were being disrupted on Monday after ground staff began an indefinite strike to demand higher pay. Air Peace, which has the biggest fleet in Nigeria, and smaller carrier Dana Air said the strike by the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) was delaying flights and hoped the issue would be quickly…
Kenya seeks to address challenges facing migrant workers in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is one of the key destinations for Kenya’s domestic workers. Data from the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection shows that in 2022 alone nearly 80,000 domestic workers secured jobs in the Arab country. These migrant workers have also formed part of the largest pool of diaspora remittances. In 2021, the East African…
Top stories that shaped Africa in 2022
The year of 2022 has been a challenging year for Africa, but one that has had many bright spots too. Let’s look back at top stories that shaped Africa in the past year. This year started with the Russian-Ukraine conflict that had an impact on the Africa. The conflict led to the food prices increase,…
Egypt’s population hits 104.4 million
By Jerry Omondi Egypt recorded a 1.6 million increase in its population in 2022, reaching 104.4 million in December, up from 102.8 million in January, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS). In a statement on Wednesday, CAPMAS confirmed that the capital, Cairo, was still the most populated governorate, with some…
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