Humanitarian

Civilian Persecuted by the Rwandan military

Civilian Persecuted by the Rwandan military

Amnesty International accused Rwandan military intelligence services of engaging in torture, unlawful detention and enforced disappearances of civilians on Monday by members of...
Nigeria qualify for 2013 African U-20 finals

Nigeria qualify for 2013 African U-20 finals

Nigeria beats South Africa 3-1 on Sunday giving her a total of 4-2 in order to qualify for the 2013 African under-20 championship in...
Amnesty report cases of civilian abuse in south sudan

Amnesty report cases of civilian abuse in south sudan

The Internayional Amnesty says, the Souths sudan’s security forces have carried out act of violence against civilains,including killing and raping . This act is reported to...
Ethiopia: Four NGOs get government ban

Ethiopia: Four NGOs get government ban

Ethiopian authorities have revoked the licenses of four Non-Governmental Organizations (two local and two foreign). The government of the Horn of Africa country claims...
Africans start winning the battle against malaria

Africans start winning the battle against malaria

In Senegal, more than eight homes out of ten now have at least one insecticide-treated mosquito net. This is proof that efforts invested during...
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Several Christians hastily convert to Islam for clothes

A group of Christians has suddenly converted to Islam in order to receive free items donated by a Dubai-based company and the United Arab...
One year later, Haiti still reeling from the pain

One year later, Haiti still reeling from the pain

The rubble has cleared off the streets but the problems remain. On January 12th, Haiti will be commemorating its first year anniversary since a...
Zambia: Coup plotter set free on humanitarian grounds

Zambia: Coup plotter set free on humanitarian grounds

Zambia's most famous coup-plotter, who assembled 54 soldiers to forcible remove former leader Frederick Chiluba from power in 1997 has been set free...
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Uganda Will Not Abandon Somali Brothers and Sisters

Uganda will not abandon its Somali brothers and sisters, even if terrorists who hit Uganda on July 11, 2010 and those threatening to hit...
Benin: Flood victims get swift international response

Benin: Flood victims get swift international response

The World Food Program (WFP) and aid groups CARE and Caritas have moved to distribute food to thousands of homeless affected by flooding in...
DRC refugees to leave Uganda

DRC refugees to leave Uganda

"One can never be satisfied by living in exile... notwithstanding the warm hospitality one gets from a host country", said 45 year old Banga...
Ethiopia suspends organization for illegal US employees

Ethiopia suspends organization for illegal US employees

Ethiopia has suspended Samaritan Purse, an international humanitarian organization for illegally recruiting several American citizens. Ethiopia’s Charity and Association Agency, the responsible entity charged with...
Darfur – south Sudan: Confusion over conflict resolution approach

Darfur – south Sudan: Confusion over conflict resolution approach

Debates over which approach (incentive or balanced) to implement in resolving the unrest in Darfur and ensuring a peaceful referendum on southern Sudan independence...
South Sudan: humanitarian devastation threatens referendum

South Sudan: humanitarian devastation threatens referendum

A humanitarian devastation after last month's floods threatens to throw south Sudan's referendum for independence into confusion following the displacement of over 60,000 of...
Why we can’t be charitable to Blair

Why we can’t be charitable to Blair

Whilst Tony Blair may have decided to get charitable with his money, it seems that the British public remain less than charitable in their...
Sudan – Darfur: A confused withdrawal of aid workers

Sudan – Darfur: A confused withdrawal of aid workers

Humanitarian workers from the United Nations and the Red Cross have been ordered to leave Darfur within 24 hours because their "security is no...
Libyan-Gaza-Israel Amalthea aid ship standoff as it happened

Libyan-Gaza-Israel Amalthea aid ship standoff as it happened

Amalthea, a ship chartered by the Libyan Gaddafi Foundation to deliver food and medicine to the Palestinian people who have been under Israeli naval...
Africa

African countries’ reluctance to ratify Kampala Declaration questioned

Uganda government has expressed its unhappiness towards African countries over delays in the ratification of the Kampala Declaration, which aims at ensuring that African...
Giving Africa’s displaced people a new lease of life

Giving Africa’s displaced people a new lease of life

It was a departure they never had time to prepare for. Seeking to escape death amidst fighting between the Senegalese army and rebels in...
Niger food crisis: 7 million people affected

Niger food crisis: 7 million people affected

Niger is faced with a serious food crisis. After launching an appeal for international assistance while facilitating the mobilization of NGOs and donors, in...
Nigeria President lauds Bill and Melinda Gates’ anti-polio campaign

Nigeria President lauds Bill and Melinda Gates’ anti-polio campaign

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has praised the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for their plans to develop an effective malaria vaccine by 2015, after...
South Sudan police hunt WFP employee killers

South Sudan police hunt WFP employee killers

Police in Southern Sudan are hunting for four unknown gunmen who on Saturday reportedly killed a World Food Programme (WFP) worker. The four also...
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Israeli assault on Gaza flotilla

As news came in of the mounting death toll from the Israeli storming a humanitarian flotilla heading for Gaza, the British actor and comedian...
Southern Sudan HIV/AIDS infections on the rise

Southern Sudan HIV/AIDS infections on the rise

The chairman of an anti-HIV/AIDS campaigning group, The Southern Sudan Network of People Living with HIV-AIDs, Lole Laila has said that about 7,000 people...
Worldwide hunger on the rise

Worldwide hunger on the rise

Hunger numbers are rising as the developing world continues to deal with the compounding effects of a global financial crisis and a global food...
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PepsiCo Feeds America With National Day of Service

Today, Mosaic, PepsiCo's African American employee resource group, is teaming up with Feeding America to hold a national day of service for PepsiCo employees....
Morocco’s expulsion of Christians abusive?

Morocco’s expulsion of Christians abusive?

Sixteen Christian workers accused of religious “proselytism” were expelled from Morocco Tuesday. They were members of the Village of Hope, an orphanage located in...
Somalia: Al-Shabaab, UN officials accused of aid grab

Somalia: Al-Shabaab, UN officials accused of aid grab

Contractors, local UN workers and Islamist militants in Somalia have been accused of diverting food aid meant for refugees and destitute Somalis for their...
Ethiopia: Aid money spent on weapon is “Palpable Nonsense”

Ethiopia: Aid money spent on weapon is “Palpable Nonsense”

British charities have rubbished reports by the British Broadcasting Corporation, BBC that aid money in Ethiopia was spent on weapons during the civil war....
Africans reach out in solidarity with Haiti

Africans reach out in solidarity with Haiti

In the broad international mobilization to help the stricken people of Haiti, Africa is not lagging behind. Government officials, religious leaders, students, artists and...