Humanitarian
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 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
The Internayional Amnesty says, the Souths sudan’s security forces have carried out act of violence against civilains,including killing and raping
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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
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...
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
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's most famous coup-plotter, who assembled 54 soldiers to forcible remove former leader Frederick Chiluba from power in 1997 has been set free...
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
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
"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 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
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
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
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
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
Amalthea, a ship chartered by the Libyan Gaddafi Foundation to deliver food and medicine to the Palestinian people who have been under Israeli naval...
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
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 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’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
Police in Southern Sudan are hunting for four unknown gunmen who on Saturday reportedly killed a World Food Programme (WFP) worker. The four also...
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
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
Hunger numbers are rising as the developing world continues to deal with the compounding effects of a global financial crisis and a global food...
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?
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
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”
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
In the broad international mobilization to help the stricken people of Haiti, Africa is not lagging behind. Government officials, religious leaders, students, artists and...