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Measles outbreak at Makombe transit camp: Congolese refugee children particularly affected

Measles outbreak at Makombe transit camp: Congolese refugee children particularly affected

SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, June 24, 2025 – At the Makombe transit center, located in Rumonge province (southwest Burundi), a measles outbreak is causing serious concern among health authorities. Congolese refugee children, arriving in large...

Today in High Prairie: July 1, 2025

Today in High Prairie! See what’s happening today in town, celebrity birthdays, local history, world history and your daily horoscope. Please send your birthdays and community events to southpeacenews@hotmail.com and/or spneditor@outlook.com....

U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, May 2025

Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...

EAC Common Higher Education Area comes under scrutiny

EAC Common Higher Education Area comes under scrutiny

Dar es Salaam. Nearly a decade after the East African Community (EAC) launched the Common Higher Education Area (CHEA), aimed at facilitating academic mobility and regional integration, questions remain over its actual impact and implementation....

Macabre discovery in Mutaho: Elderly Woman found hanged, suspected murder disguised as suicide

Macabre discovery in Mutaho: Elderly Woman found hanged, suspected murder disguised as suicide

SOS Médias Burundi Mutaho, June 23, 2025 – Tragedy has struck the Kinyinya hill in Mutaho commune, Gitega province (central Burundi), following the grim discovery of the lifeless body of Mathilde Ndereyimana, a 67-year-old woman found hanged...

Wave of suicides rocks Kenya as cases surge nationwide

KENYA: A WAVE of suicides is sweeping across Kenya, leaving families shattered and communities grappling with loss as the crisis intensifies. In Kericho, a 34‑year‑old man became the latest casualty when he was found dead outside his home, marking...

World Refugee Day 2025 : deafening silence, widespread famine, and trampled rights

World Refugee Day 2025 : deafening silence, widespread famine, and trampled rights

SOS Médias Burundi Nairobi, June 19, 2025 – On the occasion of the World Refugee Day, celebrated every June 20, SOS Médias Burundi focused on the refugee situation in eight countries in East and Southern Africa. Instead of the usual ceremonies,...

Climate change has doubled the world’s heatwaves: how Africa...

Climate change has doubled the world’s heatwaves: how Africa...

A global review of extreme heat has found that between May 2024 and May 2025, nearly half the world's people (49% or 4 billion) suffered through an extra 30 days of temperatures that were hotter than those experienced 90% of the time between 1991...

“Girl Education Today for Women Empowerment Tomorrow”: Emphasizes Senator Dr. Rasha Kelej on ...

“Girl Education Today for Women Empowerment Tomorrow”: Emphasizes Senator Dr. Rasha Kelej on ...

Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany together with First Ladies of Africa who are also their Ambassadors, Ministries of Health, Education, Communication & Gender, mark ‘International Women’s Day...

Lived experiences of migrant men witnessing and surviving sexual violence in European transit spaces

Lived experiences of migrant men witnessing and surviving sexual violence in European transit spaces

Men’s views and understandings of sexual violence Throughout the research, sexual violence was a term that was understood and used in different ways. Various terms were cited, sometimes used interchangeably. Sexual violence was most often...

Climate change has doubled the world’s heatwaves: how Africa is affected

Climate change has doubled the world’s heatwaves: how Africa is affected

A global review of extreme heat has found that between May 2024 and May 2025, nearly half the world’s people (49% or 4 billion) suffered through an extra 30 days of temperatures that were hotter than those experienced 90% of the time between 1991...

Prime Minister Oli called for bold and urgent action to support the LDCs

Prime Minister Oli called for bold and urgent action to support the LDCs

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli participated in multiple international events on global solidarity, sustainable development and access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in Seville, Spain on Tuesday. Speaking at event, Prime Minister Oli called...

Photo of the week – women drug users in Bujumbura : between survival, stigma, and hope for reintegration

Photo of the week – women drug users in Bujumbura : between survival, stigma, and hope for reintegration

In Bujumbura, women drug users struggle every day to survive in extremely precarious conditions. Rejected by their families and stigmatized by society, they nevertheless try to escape through substitution treatment and support from organizations....

Jamaican travellers reminded to get Yellow Fever vaccine

Jamaican travellers reminded to get Yellow Fever vaccine

The Ministry of Health & Wellness is reminding Jamaicans of the importance of getting vaccinated and showing proof of Yellow Fever vaccination when travelling to and from affected countries. All persons older than one year, who are travelling from...

Nine things to know about the 2025 travel ban and new challenges for immigrants in Minnesota

Nine things to know about the 2025 travel ban and new challenges for immigrants in Minnesota

Stay informed. Sign up for Sahan Sunday, our weekly newsletter with Minnesota news you need to know. This story is provided to you free of charge. We’re glad you're here! If fair, free journalism matters to you, please support us! On June 5, the...

Fighting resumes in DRC after 3 days of peace agreement

Fighting resumes in DRC after 3 days of peace agreement

Some of M23 figthters on Duty in North Kivu province. FILE PHOTO URN Kinshasa, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | Fierce fighting between the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC), alongside allied...

Afreximbank: Nigeria, other West African countries spend $3 billion annually to import meat

Afreximbank: Nigeria, other West African countries spend $3 billion annually to import meat

Nigeria and other West African countries collectively spend over $3 billion annually importing meat, often from distant suppliers such as Australia, despite the region’s abundant livestock resources. The revelation has reignited calls for stronger...

Cibitoke – Mutilated Body Found in Kibira Forest: Locals Demand Justice

Cibitoke – Mutilated Body Found in Kibira Forest: Locals Demand Justice

SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, June 23, 2025 — A lifeless body, brutally mutilated, was found Sunday morning on the edge of Kibira forest, at the border between the communes of Bukinanyana (Cibitoke province) and Kabarore (Kayanza province). The...

COLUMN: NEW THINKING. Is GDP per capita enough to measure well-being?

DR Akinwunmi Adesina, outgoing President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), recently raised concerns about Nigeria’s economic trajectory, highlighting a stark decline in GDP per capita from 1,847 US dollars in 1960 to a projected 824 US...

Pak–Africa Relations: Historical ...

Pak–Africa Relations: Historical ...

Pakistan’s historical ties with Africa provide a strategic foundation to enhance engagement through mutually beneficial partnerships in trade, development, and security. Since 1947, Pakistan has supported colonised nations, particularly in Africa,...

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