More than 600,000 displaced by floods in Somalia

More than 600,000 displaced by floods in Somalia

The number of displaced people by the rains in Somalia has gone up by 100,000 in just one week, bringing the number to close to 650,000 people. The heavy rains that started in October have killed over 100 people in the Horn of Africa. BBC Africa reports that entire towns have also been cut off in parts of Kenya and Ethiopia. The areas affected had barely recovered from the worst […]

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Oshiwambo

SA taka kwatela komesho oshongalele shawedwapo shoilyongo yoBRICS

Epangelo laSouth Africa olati nena ota lika kwatela komesho oshongalele tashi ningwa pamakwatafano omalungula opaungoba shoilyolongo yoBRICS omo mwakwatelwa omupresident wa Russia, Vladimir Putin. Oshongalele osha talika tashi kelikunda kombinga yoita pokati kongudu yo Hamas na Israel, noshongalele shawedwapo osha talika tashi kwatelwa komesho komupresident wa SA Cyril Ramaphosa, nelineekelo loku eta pexulilo onghalo yoita pokati koilongo yopavali. Ovaleli okudja mo Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran oshoyo United Arab […]

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Africa

There are too few toilets in Africa and it’s a public health hazard – how to fix the problem

Omololu Fagunwa, Queen's University Belfast and Helen Onyeaka, University of Birmingham Imagine you are miles from the nearest restroom, and nature’s call is urgent – a situation that might raise a mild panic during a hike or at a music festival. Now, picture that same scenario, not as a one-off inconvenience, but as a daily reality. This is the case for about half a billion people globally. In African countries, […]

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