UN peacekeeping forces are struggling to protect civilians from the violence in Kivu, in the northeastern reaches of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Fr. José is pictured on the right. While mining is a leading industry in the DRC, very few residents get a share...
Suspected Islamic terrorists killed scores of farmers and civilians in yet another massacre on November 28, 2020. Suspected militants attacked civilian men and women while they were harvesting crops in Koshobe village and other rural communities in Jere Local...
Nairobi (ICRC)—Nearly 44,000 people across Africa are registered as missing with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) at a time when restrictions put in place to curb COVID-19 create new challenges in searching for missing people. Forty-five percent of...
On August 25, 2020, the Africa Regional Certification Commission certified the WHO African Region as wild polio-free after four years without a case. With this historic milestone, five of the six WHO regions — representing over 90 percent of the world’s population —...
For Students without Brick-and-Mortar Buildings or Internet Access, School Is Closed, but Learning Goes On The pandemic has forced school closures in 191 countries. More than 1.5 billion students face shuttered schools. Disparities in distance education are...
