By Aluta News Jan. 27, 2022 Heavily pregnant Fatime Eliane journeyed for three days by foot and dugout canoe last month to flee violence in northern Cameroon between herders, farmers and fishermen. Upon arriving in neighbouring Chad, an equally daunting test awaited her. Three weeks later, the 32-year-old mother ofContinue Reading
By Aluta News Jan. 26, 2022 Two separate tropical weather systems in Madagascar have left at least 34 dead and triggered flooding and landslides, particularly in the capital, Antananarivo, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported on Tuesday. Over the last week, intense rainfall has pummelledContinue Reading
By Aluta News Jan. 25, 2022 UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has called on the authorities in the country to investigate a report of deadly intercommunal violence in Jonglei State earlier this week. UNMISS said on Tuesday that the attack reportedly occurred on Sunday when armed youth from theContinue Reading
By Aluta News Jan. 22, 2022 Drinking water has become a priority due to the ash fall and tsunami from the eruption of Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai in the Pacific kingdom of Tonga, according to the Government of Tonga. The government said in a statement on Saturday that the situation had affected almostContinue Reading
By Aluta News Jan. 22, 2022 The UK government and the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) are set for a court battle over a story the broadcaster wants to air which would reportedly identify a spy. The Telegraph has reported that the programme would reveal the identity of the intelligence worker operatingContinue Reading
By Aluta News Jan. 21, 2022 European Union on Friday launched a challenge at the World Trade Organization to Russian export restrictions on wood products which the bloc said are illegal and harm its wood processing industry. It is the second such EU complaint over Russia to the WTO inContinue Reading
By Aluta News Jan. 21, 2022 At least 17 people were killed and scores injured when a truck carrying explosives to a gold mine in western Ghana collided with a motorcycle, setting off an explosion. The explosion flattened a rural community, the government said on Friday. As rescuers combed theContinue Reading
By Aluta News Jan. 20, 2022 The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged nations to lift or ease COVID-19 travel restrictions, saying they have proven to be of little public health value but detrimental for economic growth. On Jan. 13, WHO Emergency Committee on International Health Regulations met via videoContinue Reading
By Aluta News Jan. 20, 2022 Rodolphe Jaar, a key suspect in the murder of former Haitian President Jovenel Moise, was on Thursday extradited to the United States from the Dominican Republic, media reported. Earlier, media reported that Jaar, a Haitian businessman and convicted drug trafficker, was arrested in theContinue Reading
By Aluta News Jan. 19, 2022 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was fighting to shore up his premiership on Wednesday amid a revolt by his own lawmakers who are angry over a series of lockdown parties in Downing Street. Propelled into the top job to “get Brexit done”, Johnson inContinue Reading