Ethiopia: millions starving as US, UN suspend aid after massive theft

As the United States and the United Nations demand that Ethiopia’s government yield its control over the vast aid delivery system supporting one-sixth of the country’s population, reports are emerging of the first deaths from starvation due to the suspension of their food aid to Africa’s second-most populous nation. The urgently needed grain and oil […]

Morocco lets some 100 flights to repatriate tourists

Morocco allowed nearly 100 commercial flights to take tourists stuck in the country to their homelands after the suspension of all international air connections as a precautionary measure against coronavirus, Morocco’s tourism minister said. Moroccan authorities facilitated through “special measures” the air transportation of thousands of tourists to their countries, she said, after French tourists […]

More fires now burning in Central Africa than in the Amazon—NASA

Blazes burning in the Amazon over the last weeks have prompted a global outcry. However, according to satellite data released by NASA about fires around the world, the central Africa region is the most affected region. Over a period of two days last week, Angola had roughly three times more fires than Brazil, according to […]