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WHO sends health supplies to reach 400 000 people impacted by the earthquakes in Türkiye and the Syrian Arab Republic

In response to the devastating earthquakes impacting Türkiye and the Syrian Arab Republic, the World Health Organization delivered 72 metric tons of trauma and emergency surgery supplies, including treatments, to both countries to support ongoing response efforts. 

South Sudan: human toll of conflict and violence strains healthcare system

Juba, South Sudan (ICRC) — In recent months, hospitals in South Sudan have been facing an influx of weapon-wounded patients due to renewed clashes across the country. As a result, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), in close cooperation with the South Sudanese Red Cross Society (SSRC),…

Sergey Lavrov to Choose between Illusions and Reality for Africa

By Kestér Kenn Klomegâh Late January, four African countries - South Africa, Eswatini, Angola and Eritrea - officially hosted Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. He went visiting these African countries, as part of laying the groundwork and testing the pulse, ahead of the forthcoming second Russia-Africa…

Introduction to the ICC: International Criminal Court launches new educational video series in French and Spanish

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (HORN OBSERVER) On 25 January 2023, the International Criminal Court (ICC) launched a new series of 15 videos in French and Spanish, in which experts of the Court and of the Assembly of States Parties Secretariat develop key themes on the study of International Criminal Law (ICL)…

Sergey Lavrov Embarks on Geopolitical Lecturing Tour to Africa

By Kestér Kenn Klomegâh As Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov begins his four African nations tour, Russia's future is what matters the most especially in the emerging multipolar world. Russia continues to enlist African leaders' support for its 'special military operation' in…

African-American Diaspora Consolidating Connectivity between Africa and United States in Multipolar World

By Kestér Kenn Klomegâh The U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit held in Washington has placed African-American diaspora at the core for strengthening multifaceted relations with Africa. The White House and African leaders have also stressed the importance of Africa's voices, advocated for incorporating…

DRC arrests Somali man for attacking church

NAIROBI (HORN OBSERVER) – Somali man was arrested by Congolese authorities for allegedly orchestrating a deadly attack on a church in North Kivu near the Ugandan border.

Humanitarian aid: EU allocates additional €25.5 million in African countries

The European Commission has allocated an additional amount of €25.5 million in several African countries dealing with the repercussions of an unprecedented food crisis, but also with the results of conflict and displacement, as part of humanitarian funding allocated last year.

African Media Now Telling its Own Stories

By Kestér Kenn Klomegâh Under the aegis of the African Union, the continental organization, the AU Media Fellowship programme is frog-leaping to create a positive and compelling brand image for the continent on the global landscape. With financial support from the African Union, media groups are…

Ethiopia: Tough months ahead as rains fail for the fifth season in a row, with millions in need of urgent food assistance

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Back-to-back droughts caused by five failed rainy seasons have left 12 million Ethiopians facing hunger as conflict and forced displacement exacerbate the hunger crisis in the country, Save the Children said.

Russia Lacks Professionals To Pursue Its Policy Goals in Africa

By Kestér Kenn Klomegâh Understandably more than three decades after Soviet collapse, Russia has few well-trained multipolar-oriented specialists and professionals to work seriously on its diverse policy goals across Africa. As simple as the narratives in several reports, Russians have bitterly complained…

Ugandan constitutional court strikes down criminalization of 'offensive communication'

NAIROBI — In response to news reports that Uganda's constitutional court on Tuesday, January 10, struck down Section 25 of the country's Computer Misuse Act, which criminalized "offensive communication," the Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following statement welcoming…

A child or youth died once every 4.4 seconds in 2021 – UN report

NEW YORK/GENEVA/WASHINGTON D.C., 10 January 2023 – An estimated 5 million children died before their fifth birthday and another 2.1 million children and youth aged between 5–24 years lost their lives in 2021, according to the latest estimates released by the United Nations Inter-agency Group for…

US Intercept More Than 2,000 Assault Rifles Shipped from Iran

TAMPA, Fla. - On Jan. 6, U.S. Central Command forces intercepted a stateless dhow in the Gulf of Oman smuggling more than 2,000 AK-47 assault rifles while transiting international waters from Iran to Yemen.

Sudan: How many kilometers do women cross to give birth?

After being carried for three kilometers in rain and mud, Nasreen finally reached the hospital. She was eight months pregnant – and going into labor. Suffering from pre-eclampsia, a serious blood pressure condition that develops during pregnancy, Nasreen was in a critical condition.

Ethiopia: Human rights defenders held for documenting forced evictions

NAIROBI (HORN OBSERVER) The Ethiopian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release four human rights defenders who were detained solely for their work documenting forced evictions in Addis Ababa and drop all charges against them, Amnesty International said today.

Burkina Faso: Perpetrators of Nouna killings must face justice

NAIROBI (HORN OBSERVER) Three months after UN peacekeeping forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) violently cracked down on protesters, in which 36 people were killed and 170 others injured, victims' families are still searching for justice, Amnesty International said today.

Empowering Account Holders by Giving Them Control of their Payments

Over the past three years, we've seen payments innovation move at a blistering pace. Accelerated digitalisation during the pandemic boosted the adoption of digital and contactless payments around the globe. But we're just at the start of a shift in payments that will ultimately give consumers…

G5 Sahel West African Countries Bartering Mines for Russia's Military Equipment

By Kestér Kenn Klomegâh In his series of end-year review reports, Special Presidential Representative for the Middle East and Africa, Mikhail Bogdanov, told local Russian media that Russia would continue its interaction with G5 Sahel West African countries to fight terrorism, as terrorist threat…