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Nearly half the people in Ethiopia’s Tigray in ‘severe’ need of food aid- WFP

20 Aug 2022

By Giulia Paravicini NAIROBI (Reuters) -The nearly two-year conflict in Ethiopia has left almost half the population of Tigray region in “severe” need of food, as aid groups struggle to reach the population because of insufficient fuel supplies, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday. Even though the delivery of aid resumed after the …

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WHO recommends use of two antibody drugs against Ebola

19 Aug 2022

GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday recommended two monoclonal antibody treatments against Ebola, saying the use of such drugs combined with better care had “revolutionised” the treatment of a disease once seen as a near-certain killer. The drugs – Regeneron’s Inmazeb (REGN-EB3) and Ridgeback Bio’s Ebanga (mAb114) – use laboratory-made monoclonal …

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Jailed activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah escalates hunger strike in Egypt, family seeks help

19 Aug 2022

By Farah Saafan and Nafisa Eltahir CAIRO (Reuters) – Jailed Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah has escalated his five-month hunger strike, a family member told Reuters, eliminating his meagre intake of solids as part of his campaign to protest his detention. A leading voice in the 2011 uprising that ended President Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year rule, …

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U.N.’s Congo peacekeeping mission pulls out of major eastern city

18 Aug 2022

KINSHASA (Reuters) – The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Democratic Republic of Congo has pulled out of one of the largest cities in the country’s east after deadly protests against its failure to protect civilians, Congolese and U.N. officials said Thursday. Butembo, a trading hub of almost a million people, has been one of the …

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Exiled rebel leader returns to Chad for national talks

18 Aug 2022

N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – One of Chad’s most prominent rebel leaders, Timan Erdimi, returned home on Thursday after 17 years in exile to participate in national talks meant to pave the way to elections after the military seized power last year. More than 30 rebel and opposition factions signed a peace pact with Chad’s transitional authorities …

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Germany resumes military flights to Mali after spat over flight clearances

18 Aug 2022

BERLIN (Reuters) – The German military resumed flights to Mali on Thursday after Berlin suspended most of its operations in the West African country in a spat with local authorities over flight clearances. Berlin has deployed some 1,000 troops to Mali, most of them near the northern town of Gao where their main task is …

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One shot dead in Guinea in anti-government protest, opposition says

18 Aug 2022

By Saliou Samb CONAKRY (Reuters) – A young man was shot dead by security forces during an anti-government protest in Guinea’s capital, Conakry, on Wednesday, an opposition coalition said. It was at least the third deadly protest in Guinea since June, organised by groups that are calling on the country’s military leaders to swiftly restore …

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