The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and rival M23 rebels have pledged to protect civilians and ease humanitarian aid deliveries under a new agreement reached after days of negotiations in Switzerland. The deal, announced Saturday in a joint statement shared by the United States Department of State, follows five days of talks…
Nearly 1,200 children have been killed or injured in Yemen since a United Nations brokered truce took effect four years ago, according to a new analysis by Save the Children, underscoring the persistent dangers facing civilians despite reduced frontline fighting. The United Kingdom based humanitarian organization said Thursday that at least 339 children have been…
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has called on the government to urgently declare the ongoing drought in North Eastern Kenya a national disaster and mobilise resources to avert further loss of life as humanitarian conditions deteriorate across the region. In a post on X dated January 31, 2026, Gachagua described the situation as a failure…
More than 84,000 people have fled to Burundi from the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo since early December, escaping intense fighting as the M23 rebel group seized the strategic border city of Uvira. The United Nations refugee agency UNHCR warned on Friday that Burundi had reached a critical point, with thousands crossing the border…
