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CAIRO — Egyptian health authorities said they have identified the country’s first cases of the highly transmissible omicron variant of the coronavirus.Three people were found to have the variant among 26 travelers who tested positive for coronavirus at...

BAMAKO — Mali's foreign affairs ministry said that Chad planned to deploy 1,000 additional soldiers to Mali to reinforce its troops battling insurgents there, as France scales back its military presence in Africa's Sahel Region.Chadian soldiers make up...

A. Situation analysisDescription of the disasterFollowing flooding events, landslides and hailstorms affecting the districts of Kapchorwa, Sironko, Mbale, Bukedea, Zombo, Kapelebyong and Katakwi leading to the launch of this DREF operation. Additionall...

DESCRIPTION OF THE EVENTThe crisis in Ethiopia and its humanitarian consequences are of grave concern. Latest reports indicate that 23 million people in the country are now in need of humanitarian assistance, due to the combined consequences of conflic...

A. Situation AnalysisDescription of the SituationSince 2015, the Americas region has experienced an increase in the flow of people in major migratory situations, especially from Venezuela, but also from Africa, Asia and the Caribbean.In the month of Ju...

A. SITUATION ANALYSISDescription of the disasterThe south-western provinces of Angola and regions in the north-western part of Namibia experienced abnormal below rainfall during the 2020/21 rainy season, which typically runs from November to April.Ango...

MODERATOR: Thank you, Carolyn and everyone. Good morning. Thanks for joining us for today’s broad Middle East regional year-end discussion. Today’s briefing is on background and attributable to a senior administration official. The briefing is emb...

SIU and the SABC welcome High Court decision ordering Hlaudi Motsoeneng to repay over R11.5 million within 7 days A decision by the former SABC...