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The death toll from Tropical Cyclone Freddy has passed 300 as the body count continues to rise, with authorities in Mozambique and Malawi taking several days to assess the extent of the damage and loss of life.The storm tore through Southern Africa ov…

— The death toll in Mozambique climbed to 63 after Cyclone Freddy made a devastating return to southern Africa’s mainland, official statistics showed as President Filipe Nyusi appealed for help.The bulk of the deaths were recorded in the northeastern p…

At least 22 people have died after their boat capsized in the Indian Ocean, while undertaking a perilous, 400km (250 mile) journey from Madagascar to the French territory of Mayotte.Another 20 people were rescued over the weekend, Madagascar authoritie…

Heavy rains and winds lashed parts of Mozambique on Saturday as Tropical Cyclone Freddy hit the country for the second time in two weeks, authorities and aid agencies said.Satellite images showed Freddy, which is on track to become the longest-lasting …

Editor’s note: Alice Albright, CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation, or MCC, gave an interview to Carol Castiel of VOA’s English to Africa Service on the “Press Conference USA” radio program on March 7, 2023, at our Washington headquarters.As ef…

The United Nations’ top human rights official says the proliferation of crises brought on by conflict, climate change, poverty and

Many states have enacted or contemplated limits or outright bans on transgender medical treatment, with conservative U.S. lawmakers saying they are worried about young people later regretting irreversible body-altering treatment.But just how common is …

Situation Overview & Humanitarian Needs Throughout 2022, children continued to face multidimensional humanitarian crises across West and Central Africa region.

A top UN official has warned that “urgent” measures are needed to help 52 countries facing debt repayment problems that