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UN chief asks halt to Sudan’s RSF attacks on Al-Fashir in Darfur

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres urged an immediate halt to attacks by Sudan’s paramilitary force RSF on Al Fashir in Sudan, amid a severely deteriorating humanitarian crisis in the war-torn country. Guterres called on Lt. General Mohamed Hamdan “Hemedti” Dagalo to act responsibly and immediately order a halt to the RSF attack, his spokesman Dujarric […]

Gabon’s Afrijet calls for more competition to bring down price of flight ticket

Afrijet, Gabon’s only airline providing domestic flights, has called for more competition and tax reforms as part of the efforts to slash down the price of flight tickets. “Dreaming of competition to be able to set prices is not according to this debate, but according to the reality of our costs! Like all economic actors, […]

Acute undernutrition among mothers surges in Africa, UNICEF warns

Twelve countries, including Ten in Africa, are hardest hit by the global food and nutrition crisis among adolescent girls and women, UNICEF warned Monday (6 March), calling for all stakeholders to transform food, health and social protection systems for these most vulnerable people. 5.5 million pregnant and breastfeeding adolescent girls and women suffered of acute […]