At least 62 Gambian migrants drown off Mauritania
Gambian President Adama Barrow has expressed his deep sorrow at the deaths of at least 62 compatriots off the coast of Mauritania. He’s under pressure to find and punish the people traffickers who left over 150 people tossing around the Atlantic in an overcrowded boat for more than a week. When the boat capsized, 83 […]
UN warns EBOLA could come roaring back in Congo
The World Health Organization warns that the EBOLA outbreak, which was almost contained in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, could come roaring back because of renewed violence in the area. The UN body blames this violence on lack of coordination between blue-helmeted peacekeepers and the Congolese army. ends intro The WHO has had to […]