Africa

Two years after Tropical Cyclone Idai and Cyclone Kenneth swept through Mozambique in March 2019, killing hundreds and leaving more than two million people in need of urgent humanitarian assistance, UN chief António Guterres has recalled the devastation he witnessed first-hand, in the aftermath of one of the worst weather-related disasters ever to hit the southern hemisphere.

In Malawi, as in many countries across the world, funds meant for sexual reproductive health and family planning are being diverted to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and the UN has stepped in to prevent these services from grinding to a halt.

A BBC team are the first international journalists to reach an area besieged by Islamist militants.

The UN chief on Friday, has strongly condemned the latest mass kidnapping of students in Nigeria, in the country’s northwestern region. 

King Goodwill Zwelithini backed age-old practices but was at times criticised for his politics.

The Tanzanian authorities have not published data on coronavirus infections or deaths for many months.

Poor rain forecast for the next few months threatens to exacerbate the plight of tens of thousands of Somalis displaced from their homes and villages due to “extreme” water shortages since last November, the UN humanitarian office said on Friday. 

A militant Islamist insurgency has forced half a million people to flee, amid fears of beheadings and abductions.

Since the country’s first LGBT safe space was closed down by police, queer Ghanaians are "not safe".

Who is Ousmane Sonko, why was he arrested and why are people protesting in Senegal?

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The political transition in Sudan is moving forward, though formation of the legislative council and other important milestones have yet to be achieved, the head of the new UN mission in the country told a virtual meeting of the Security Council on Tuesday. 

Loise Nyagol shares her experience after she suffered miscarriages due to a condition known as a blighted ovum.

In Nigeria, where nearly three out of 10 Nigerian women have experienced physical violence by age 15, human rights lawyer Rashidat Mohammed fights for the rights of women, children and other vulnerable groups.

A woman officer in Sierra Leone’s army has been put in the forefront of coordinating the national effort to combat COVID-19. Lieutenant Matilda Mattu Moiwo holds a senior position in the West African country’s National COVID-19 Emergency Response Centre, which is supported by the United Nations.

Actress Nomzamo Mbatha on the importance of Coming 2 America "celebrating blackness" on screen.

Ten years ago, Egyptians took to the streets calling for the overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak

A doctor in Benin has been telling the UN about the challenging conversations she has had with the relatives of patients who have died from COVID-19, and how she has used her long medical experience to effectively lead a team of health care workers.

Dr Michael K Obeng, who operated on Tessica Brown, says she will make a full recovery.

More than 1,600 people have received Ebola virus vaccinations in Guinea where four have died in a new outbreak, but more lifesaving jabs will be needed to contain the disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.