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Burkina junta leader resigns, flees after coup

Editorial Bureau October 3, 2022

Burkina Faso’s junta leader agreed to step down on Sunday, religious and community leaders said, two days after military officers announced his ouster in a coup that sparked internal unrest and international condemnation. Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba “himself

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Haiti reports cholera deaths for first time in 3 years

Editorial Bureau October 3, 2022

 Haiti’s government on Sunday announced that at least eight people have died from cholera, raising concerns about a potentially fast-spreading scenario and reviving memories of an epidemic that killed nearly 10,000 people a decade ago. The cases – the first cholera deaths reported in three years – came in a community called Dekayet in southern […]

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Indigenous groups, activists resist Congo’s oil block plan

Editorial Bureau September 29, 2022

The auctioning of oil and gas blocks in Congo has stirred resistance and concern among local Indigenous communities worried about damage to their homes and large swaths of forest, according to a report released Thursday by several environmental groups. In late July, the Congolese government put 30 oil and gas blocks in the country up […]

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Sudan officials warn of disease from unidentified bodies

Editorial Bureau September 28, 2022

Cairo- Sudanese medical officials warned Monday that more than 1,500 unidentified bodies piled up in several of the country’s morgues could lead to an outbreak of disease, amid accusations the government is covering up their causes of death. Among the deceased are believed to be pro-democracy protesters, who activists say were killed by government forces […]

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The Biggest Party of East Africa ‘Nyege Nyege’ Festival

Editorial Bureau September 27, 2022

The Nyege Nyege festival delivered on its promise: Days and nights of partying and merrymaking. East African biggest party came to a close on Sunday 18th September after three days of revelling. Party-lovers from all over the world have trooped to Uganda to attend the percussion-filled fest with over 300 artists drawn from across the […]

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“Humanitarian Catastrophe” in Haiti

Editorial Bureau September 27, 2022

Officials described a “humanitarian catastrophe” in Haiti to the UN Security Council Monday, as the nation hits “new levels of desperation” after two weeks of violence and attacks on food aid warehouses. Protests and looting have rocked the already unstable country since September 11, when Prime Minister Ariel Henry announced a fuel price hike; he

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Politics impede long-advocated growth of UN Security Council

Editorial Bureau September 26, 2022

Virtually everyone involved agrees: Almost eight decades after it came into existence, the powerful U.N. Security Council needs to expand, to evolve, to include more voices. But as with so many things, the central question — and the biggest disagreement — is exactly how. Five countries that were major powers at World War II’s end […]

Africa Health

Uganda confirms 7 Ebola cases, races to halt outbreak

Editorial Bureau September 23, 2022

Uganda confirmed seven Ebola infections Thursday as authorities try to track down 43 contacts of known Ebola patients two days after authorities in the East African country announced an outbreak of the contagious disease. A total of eight deaths, including one confirmed, are “attributable to the virus,” said Dr. Henry Kyobe, a Ugandan military officer […]

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After days focused on Ukraine, other concerns emerge at U.N

Editorial Bureau September 23, 2022

After three days in which the war in Ukraine consumed world leaders at the U.N, other conflicts and concerns are beginning to emerge. Some are long-simmering ones with global reach that have receded from the public’s attention recently. Israel’s prime minister called for the establishment of a Palestinian state in a speech Thursday that focused […]

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Secret vaccinations help Zimbabwe mothers protect children

Editorial Bureau September 22, 2022

Harare (Zimbabwe)- Dozens of women holding babies rushed to take their places on wooden benches at a clinic in Zimbabwe while a nurse took a separate group of anxious mothers and their children through a back door and into another room. The nurse quickly closed the door behind them. The women were all at the […]