Foreigners in South Africa still fear xenophobic attacks
On the tenth anniversary of the start of xenophobic violence that cost 11 lives in South Africa , Amnesty International says refugees and migrants are still facing daily discrimination and living in constant fear of physical attacks. The international human rights watchdog says ongoing xenophobia in South Africa is compounded by the failed criminal justice […]
Kenya dam burst death toll rises to 47
The death toll following a dam bursting in northwestern Kenya has reached 47 with more bodies expected to be recovered from the mud. The Red Cross has appealed from $5-million to help those affected by the disaster. The earthen dam is located on the commercial flower farm of Manuskel Patel who was not there when […]
400 000 Congolese children at risk of starving to death
The UN children fund says 400 000 children in the DRC are starving to death. It’s asking for $88 million immediately for emergency aid in violence-torn Kasai province – half of which will be spent on child nutrition. UNICEF says 770 000 children in Kasai province are malnourished and 400 000 of them are at […]
DRC authorities call for international help in dealing with Ebola outbreak
Congolese authorities have appealed for help dealing with the Ebola outbreak in the remote Equateur province of the DRC. Eleven new haemorrhagic cases, one of them fatal, have been reported since Tuesday. The World Health Organisation says the risk from the latest outbreak of Ebola in the DRC is high locally, moderate regionally and low […]