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4 Mar
Lema Tefera's voice broke as he described losing four children to malaria in just one month -- deaths that could likely have been prevented if not for the conflict in Ethiopia's Oromia region. "There was no malaria medication and treatment in our village due to the fighting," the farmer told AFP by phone. Africa accounts…
6 Feb
The healthcare system in the occupied West Bank has been in "a state of perpetual emergency" since October 2023, the Doctors Without Borders (MSF) group said in a new report published on Thursday.
16 Jan
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said Thursday it was suspending operations in two South Sudan counties after staff came under attack from an armed group.
23 Dec
South Sudan is facing a "completely overwhelming" influx of refugees from war-torn Sudan as well as a rapidly growing cholera epidemic, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) warned Monday. The medical charity said up to 5,000 people were crossing the border every day. The United Nations recently put the figure even higher at 7,000 to 10,000 a…
19 Dec
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has accused Israel of "ethnic cleansing" in the Gaza Strip in a report documenting the 14-month conflict published on Thursday.
13 Oct
The International President of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Dr. Christos Christou, has reported a significant increase in the number
4 Jun 2024
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) on Tuesday said that its inpatient facilities in the northern part of the country have experienced an extraordinary increase in admissions of severely malnourished children with life-threatening complications, surpassing last year's figures by over 100 per cent in some locations. MSF said that this situation is an alarming indication of a…
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Organisers of the Cycling Lagos competition have announced plans for the fourth edition of the event slated for May 31.
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Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has pleaded with the Federal Government to establish a system that prevents beneficiaries, who receive training through the Students Loans scheme, from being tempted to leave the country in search of better opportunities, commonly referred to as the Japa syndrome.
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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) has waned of increased heat waves across the federation over the next four days
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Protesters at the National Assembly entrance, yesterday, demanded stricter sanctions against Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, if she continued to mobilise supporters against the Senate.
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The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday described the petition filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) against Justice Yinka Aderibigbe of the State High Court, Ilesa Division, at the National Judicial Council (NJC) as an act of desperation. Justice Aderibigbe had, a day before the February 22 local government…
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Lamine Yamal and Raphinha dazzled as Barcelona thumped Benfica 3-1 on Tuesday, reaching the Champions League quarter-finals 4-1 on aggregate. Raphinha netted either side of a stunning Yamal strike as the Catalans dominated in the first half, building on their 1-0 last 16, first leg win in Lisbon. Nicolas Otamendi had quickly levelled Raphinha's opener…
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Members of the Fulani Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) may have become targets of suspected assassins in Kwara State. The Guardian gathered that no fewer than four members of MACBAN have been killed in recent times. The latest victim was their chairman, Alhaji Idris Abubakar, who was ambushed and killed last Saturday in front…
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A prominent leader and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, has reacted to the accusation of anti-party activities leveled against him by the party’s flag bearer in the 2023 Lagos gubernatorial election, Adediran Olajide, popularly known as Jandor, describing it as "an insult." George, while speaking on Tuesday during a live…
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The Sokoto State Commissioner for Health has alerted residents to the increasing cases of meningitis identified in some local government areas. In a statement, the Commissioner, Dr. Faruk Umar Abubakar Wurno, stressed the need for vigilance as laboratory investigations confirmed meningitis in most of the samples collected by the Ministry. Wurno stated that the Ministry…
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Tiger Woods revealed Tuesday he had undergone surgery to repair a ruptured left Achilles tendon, derailing the veteran golf superstar's comeback plans in the latest injury setback to rock the twilight of his glittering career. "As I began to ramp up my own training and practice at home, I felt a sharp pain in my…