Sudan: Bomb kills two children and puts El Fasher hospital out of action amid fighting

[[{"value":"Babiker Nahar Paediatric Hospital in El Fasher, Sudan, has been forced to close after an airstrike caused the roof to collapse and killed three people; Amidst escalating violence in North Darfur, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) urgently calls on all warring parties to protect civilians and ensure the protection of health structures. On the evening of Saturday 11 May, an airstrike carried out by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) landed 50 metres […]

May 13, 2024 8

APO International

Egypt: Halt crackdown on people voicing concerns over economic crisis

[[{"value":"The Egyptian authorities have intensified their crackdown against protesters, striking workers and people voicing criticism online over the authorities’ handling of the economic crisis, said Amnesty International today. Between January and March 2024, Amnesty International documented four cases of arbitrary arrest and detention of individuals in three governorates who complained about price hikes in comments on social media. Authorities also questioned dozens of workers from a public sector company who […]

May 13, 2024 4

Africa

Malawi’s school kids are using tablets to improve their reading and maths skills

By Nicola Pitchford, University of Nottingham Malawi introduced free primary education in 1994. This has significantly improved access to schooling. However, the country – which is one of the poorest in the world – still faces a high learning poverty rate of 87%. Learning poverty is a measure of a child’s inability to meet minimum proficiency in reading, numeracy and other skills at the primary school level. […]

May 13, 2024 9

Oshiwambo

Omupresitend Nangolo Mbumba ota kutha ombinga momutumba go World Hydrogen Summit ko Netherlands

Omupresitend Nangolo Mbumba okuli mo Rotterdam sha Netherlands komutumba go World Hydrogen Summit 2024 and Exhibition gwa tameke nena tagu hulu metitatu. Omutumba oguunganekwa ko Suistanable Energy Council,muukumwe nepangelo lya Netherlands,oshilando sha Rotterdam no Port of Rotterdam. Omupresitend Mbumba okwa tegelelwa a ninge oonkundathana na King Willem Alexander gwa Netherlands pethimbo lyomutumba.

May 13, 2024 28

Africa

Madagascar’s ancient baobab forests are being restored by communities – with a little help from AI

By Seheno Andriantsaralaza, Université d’Antananarivo Six of the world’s eight baobab species are indigenous to Madagascar, where the distinctive trees with giant trunks have historically grown in huge forests. But these forests are threatened by slash-and-burn agriculture – 4,000 hectares of baobab forest in Madagascar are destroyed every year. Baobab trees can live for 1,000 years and one hectare of land can support eight […]

May 13, 2024 44

Namibia

Monica Geingos Returns to Office, Vows to Fulfill Advocacy Commitments and Expand Focus on Cancer Care

Former First Lady, Monica Geingos announced her return to office after mourning her late husband, President Hage Geingob. She aims to finalize advocacy commitments, manage administrative transitions, and scale up youth development efforts. Geingos also plans to broaden her focus to include cancer prevention and care, especially after experiencing the pain of losing a loved one to pancreatic cancer. She expressed gratitude for the support from Namibians during their time […]

May 13, 2024 16

South Africa

Eskom says the generation fleet is gradually becoming more reliable

Eskom says the generation fleet is gradually becoming more reliable, resulting in load-shedding being suspended. Today marks the 47th consecutive day with no blackouts. The power utility’s spokesperson, Daphne Mokwena, says the suspension of load-shedding is primarily due to the continued, sustained improvement in generation performance. She says this is owing to extensive planned maintenance during the summer period and the implementation of the Generation Operational Recovery Plan in March: […]

May 13, 2024 23

World

South Korea’s spy agency investigating whether DPRK is supplying Russia with arms

South Korea’s spy agency says it’s investigating whether North Korea is providing arms to Russia. The country’s National Intelligence Service is looking to support allegations of an arms trade made by both South Korea and the US. Chris Gilbert reports.

May 13, 2024 41

Oshiwambo

Ouvalelo wo wina wa nuninwa omaulikilo oipindi a Nkurenkuru 2024, wa etapo oshimaliwa shidulife pee N$ 200 000

Oshiindingili sho uvalelo wo wina sha li sha unganekelwa eongelo loshimaliwa la fanekelwa omaulikilo oipindi a Nkurenkuru, okwa lo potwa sha etapo oshimaliwa shi dulife pee N$ 200 000 mo lomakaya Omaulikilo oipindi a okwa fanekwa aka kaleko oku dja mo 28 June fiyo 07 July 2024. Ehangano lo ReconAfrica, olo la ta lika lili omuyambididi munene wo pashimaliwa mo maulikilo oipindi a Nkurenkuru la udaneka oku ya ndja oshimaliwa […]

May 13, 2024 15

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