Africa has become the world’s hungriest continent for the first time, overtaking Asia in the number of people experiencing hunger, according to the latest United Nations State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) 2026 report. The report estimates that 309 million people in Africa faced hunger in 2025, compared with 292 million…
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has called on the United Nations and international human rights bodies to investigate the abduction of pupils and teachers from three schools in Oriire Local Government Area, describing the incident as sufficiently grave and unusual to warrant independent scrutiny beyond Nigeria’s domestic institutions. The victims, 39 pupils and five teachers,…
Sudan is facing a worsening humanitarian emergency as a deadly cholera outbreak continues to spread while the United Nations warns that civilians in the besieged city of El-Obeid are at risk of large-scale violence. The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed that the latest cholera outbreak has killed more than 120 people, with over 1,100…
Commercial vessels have begun safely transiting the Strait of Hormuz under a newly launched United Nations emergency evacuation scheme, offering a major boost to global trade and energy markets after months of disruption in one of the world’s most critical shipping corridors. The operation follows intensive regional diplomacy and the recent U.S.-Iran ceasefire framework aimed…
