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Italy becomes third country to top 30,000 Covid-19 deaths
By VOA,
1452, May 9, 2020 (EAT)
Italy on Friday became the third country to record more than 30,000 deaths from the coronavirus, with only Britain and the United States reporting mor...
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On Earth Day, Pope Francis says nature will not forgive our trespasses
By Reuters,
1447, April 22, 2020 (EAT)
Pope Francis made an impassioned plea for protection of the environment on Wednesday’s 50th anniversary of the first Earth Day, saying the coronavir...
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Trump cuts WHO funding over coronavirus as global death toll mounts
By Reuters,
1402, April 15, 2020 (EAT)
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday halted funding to the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, drawing condemna...
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Kagame to Trump on WHO: Save us the politics
By Benjamin Muriuki,
2022, April 8, 2020 (EAT)
Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has come out to disapprove of remarks made by US President Donald Trump crititizing the World Health Organization (WHO)...
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Coronavirus pandemic “could be over by June” if countries act, says Chinese adviser
By Reuters,
1649, March 13, 2020 (EAT)
The global coronavirus pandemic could be over by June if countries mobilize to fight it, a senior Chinese medical adviser said. This as China decla...
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MPs asked to return allowance after New York trip cancelled over coronavirus
By Benjamin Muriuki,
1754, March 3, 2020 (EAT)
National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi has cancelled a trip for Members of Parliament who were set to attend a United Nations meeting on gender equal...
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Coronavirus death toll rises to 106 as first Beijing patient dies
By CNN,
953, January 28, 2020 (EAT)
The new strain of coronavirus spreading across China claimed its first victim in Beijing, officials said on Tuesday, as the death toll climbed to 106....
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Car bomb explodes in Libya’s Benghazi, killing 3 UN staff
By Reuters,
1748, August 11, 2019 (EAT)
A car bomb explosion in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi killed three U.N. staff members and two other mission members on Saturday, the United Nati...
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UN Report: Conflicts kill and hurt a record 12,000 children
By VOA,
850, July 30, 2019 (EAT)
More than 12,000 children were killed and injured in armed conflicts last year - a record number - with Afghanistan, the Palestinians, Syria and Yemen...
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Saudi crown prince linked to Khashoggi murder in U.N. report
By Reuters,
930, June 20, 2019 (EAT)
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and other senior officials should be investigated over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi given credible ...
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Saudi seeks oil supply protection as U.S. and Iran face off
By Reuters,
1945, June 16, 2019 (EAT)
Saudi Arabia called for swift action to secure Gulf energy supplies and joined the United States in blaming Iran for attacks on two oil tankers in a v...
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At least 95 killed in Mali massacre
By VOA,
833, June 11, 2019 (EAT)
At least 95 people were killed Monday in central Mali when armed men attacked a village overnight, shooting people and setting homes on fire. Mali ...
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Sudan death toll rises to 100 as bodies found in Nile, say doctors
By CNN,
949, June 6, 2019 (EAT)
The Sudan death toll from Monday's attack on the sit-in of pro-democracy protesters has risen to 100, after 40 bodies were recovered from the River Ni...
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More than 30 people killed in Sudan protest camp – Doctors
By Reuters,
1703, June 4, 2019 (EAT)
More than 30 people have been killed in the dispersal of a protest camp in the center of the Sudanese capital Khartoum, (that is just outside the Defe...
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Two Reuters reporters freed in Myanmar after more than 500 days in jail
By Reuters,
2125, May 7, 2019 (EAT)
Two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar after they were convicted of breaking the Official Secrets Act walked free from prison on Tuesday after more...
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UN chief appoints adviser to help AU mediation in Sudan
By VOA,
1155, April 17, 2019 (EAT)
The U.N. secretary-general has appointed special adviser Nicholas Haysom to support the African Union's mediation efforts in Sudan, where the military...
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UN, EU demand immediate halt to fighting in Libya
By VOA,
1542, April 12, 2019 (EAT)
The United Nations and European Union are urging an immediate end to the fighting in Libya which is threatening to destabilize the entire region. R...
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Thousands flee Tripoli homes as battle rages on outskirts
By Reuters,
1105, April 11, 2019 (EAT)
Eastern-based forces battled troops loyal to the Tripoli government in the outskirts of Libya’s capital on Wednesday as thousands of residents fled ...
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UN chief calls for immediate talks to stop Libya clashes
By VOA,
849, April 10, 2019 (EAT)
VOA's U.N. correspondent Margaret Besheer contributed to this report. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is calling on all parties in Libya to...
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Heavy gunfire heard at protest in Sudan’s capital: live TV
By Reuters,
1326, April 9, 2019 (EAT)
Activists said in a statement posted on social media that army soldiers guarding the ministry were trying to protect the demonstrators and opened the ...
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